toxoplasmosis
noun
toxo·plas·mo·sis ˌtäk-sə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs 
plural toxoplasmoses ˌtäk-sə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-ˌsēz
: infection of humans, other mammals, or birds with disease caused by a toxoplasma (Toxoplasma gondii) that invades the tissues and may seriously damage the central nervous system especially of infants
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web However, this parasite can lead to an infection called toxoplasmosis, which causes fever, chills, headaches, and other neurological symptoms. 
Kathryn Watson, SELF, 8 July 2022 Studies on ocular toxoplasmosis have found that the damage caused to the eye is often irreversible. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 May 2022 These generously sized mammals — adults range from 150 to 500 pounds — are known to spread more than 30 infectious diseases, 20 of which can be transmitted to humans, including leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis and tularemia. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Swine can harbor dozens of diseases including E. coli, leptospirosis, giardia, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella. Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022 Swine can harbor dozens of diseases including E. coli, leptospirosis, giardia, toxoplasmosis and salmonella. New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Daraprim is a cheap, decades-old anti-parasitic drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, which often sickens people with compromised immune systems (such as AIDS patients) and can be deadly to newborns. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022 Daraprim is known for treating a rare disease called toxoplasmosis that is especially destructive to cancer patients, pregnant women and people living with HIV/AIDS. Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022 Daraprim is a cheap, life-saving, decades-old drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a common parasitic infection. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021 See More
Kathryn Watson, SELF, 8 July 2022 Studies on ocular toxoplasmosis have found that the damage caused to the eye is often irreversible. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 May 2022 These generously sized mammals — adults range from 150 to 500 pounds — are known to spread more than 30 infectious diseases, 20 of which can be transmitted to humans, including leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis and tularemia. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022 Swine can harbor dozens of diseases including E. coli, leptospirosis, giardia, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella. Thomas Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022 Swine can harbor dozens of diseases including E. coli, leptospirosis, giardia, toxoplasmosis and salmonella. New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022 Daraprim is a cheap, decades-old anti-parasitic drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, which often sickens people with compromised immune systems (such as AIDS patients) and can be deadly to newborns. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022 Daraprim is known for treating a rare disease called toxoplasmosis that is especially destructive to cancer patients, pregnant women and people living with HIV/AIDS. Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022 Daraprim is a cheap, life-saving, decades-old drug used to treat toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a common parasitic infection. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
toxoplasmosis
noun
toxo·plas·mo·sis -ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs
plural toxoplasmoses -ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by a sporozoan of the genus Toxoplasma (T. gondii) that invades the tissues and may seriously damage the central nervous system especially of infants