Definition of toxoplasmosis
: 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
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The first known use of toxoplasmosis was in 1926
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