NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Toxoplasmosis (tok-so-plaz-MOE-sis) is an infection with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. People often get the infection from eating undercooked meat. You can also get it from contact with cat feces. The parasite can pass to a baby during pregnancy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eating undercooked, contaminated meat (especially pork, lamb, and venison) or shellfish (for example, oysters, clams or mussels). Accidental ingestion of undercooked, contaminated meat or shellfish after handling them and not washing hands thoroughly (Toxoplasma cannot be absorbed through intact skin).

Detailed explanation-3: -Recent studies have revealed that Toxoplasma alters both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system and that these changes lead to unbalanced synaptic activity and seizures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most people who become infected with Toxoplasma do not know it and have no symptoms. However, when illness occurs, it is usually mild. Some may feel like they have the “flu, ” with swollen lymph glands, or muscle aches and pain that last for several weeks or more. Rarely, eye disease occurs.