tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post1653103684165171446..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: January 9 - Toxoplasma gondiiSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-6015784662500622132010-01-15T11:32:00.093-05:002010-01-15T11:32:00.093-05:00For most people, being infected with Toxoplasma is...For most people, being infected with <i>Toxoplasma</i> is asymptomatic, so screening is usually only done for pregnant women or immunocompromised people. Treatments are not simple things and have many side effects. See <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/toxoplasmosis/DS00510/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs" rel="nofollow">this page</a> from the Mayo Clinic for more info on treatments.Susan Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-75294082785247597962010-01-15T10:57:11.526-05:002010-01-15T10:57:11.526-05:00this is very interesting but it begs the question ...this is very interesting but it begs the question why don't doctor's screen for it so that you can be treated then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-37633820509864583182010-01-14T21:47:03.581-05:002010-01-14T21:47:03.581-05:00Oooh, toxo, one of my favourites!
And palintomy i...Oooh, toxo, one of my favourites!<br /><br />And palintomy is a really cool form of cell division... love stained micrographs of that!<br /><br />I've blogged about some protist parasites, but mostly focus on the protist rather than the host. So it's really nice to get that other angle on things. I kinda forgot what metazoa look like by now...<br /><br />Keep this up! =D<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />-Psi-Psi Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829712736757471647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-45096958805034734232010-01-12T13:16:41.549-05:002010-01-12T13:16:41.549-05:00Australian researchers have also recently reported...Australian researchers have also recently reported on <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Parasite-turns-women-into-sex-kittens/2006/12/26/1166895290758.html" rel="nofollow">how this parasite alters our sexual behaviors</a> as well.Mike Lewinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01903441073161313610noreply@blogger.com