toxoplasmosis

noun

Etymology: From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.

1. A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.

   “Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model.”

   “In a study of treatment of the infected mother during pregnancy with spiramycin, pyrimethamine, and sulfonamides there was a significant reduction in the severity of congenital toxoplasmosis.”