Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats
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The Life Cycle of Toxoplasmagondii
Toxoplasmagondii is a parasite that can exhibit behavior modification. It's kind of like blows the lid off of the whole parasite host dynamic in a way that is so sci-fi, but also I think it's just the tip of the iceberg. So they find their way into neural tissue and muscle tissue. Once they're there, they transform into yet another life stage,. The bradyzoite forms a cyst inside of the muscle tissue or brain tissue.
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