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Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an apicomplexan. [ 3 ] Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. [ 8 ] Occasionally, people may have a few weeks or months of mild, flu-like illness such as muscle aches and tender lymph nodes. [ 1 ]
Cat-scratch disease commonly presents as tender, swollen lymph nodes near the site of the inoculating bite or scratch or on the neck, and is usually limited to one side. This condition is referred to as regional lymphadenopathy and occurs 1–3 weeks after inoculation. [5] Lymphadenopathy most commonly occurs in the axilla, [6] arms, neck, or ...
Toxoplasma gondii (/ ˈtɒksəˌplæzmə ˈɡɒndi.aɪ, - iː /) is a parasitic protozoan (specifically an apicomplexan) that causes toxoplasmosis. [3] Found worldwide, T. gondii is capable of infecting virtually all warm-blooded animals, [4]: 1 but felids are the only known definitive hosts in which the parasite may undergo sexual reproduction ...
Feline calicivirus. Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a virus of the family Caliciviridae that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, the other being Felid alphaherpesvirus 1. FCV can be isolated from about 50% of cats with upper respiratory infections. [ 2 ]
Shutterstock / Veera. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a genetic disorder in humans and animals which can cause connective tissue disorders, hyper mobility, bruising, and a range of other issues. In ...
Cat senses. The large ears, eyes, and many vibrissae (whiskers) of the cat adapt it for low-light predation. Cat senses are adaptations that allow cats to be highly efficient predators. Cats are good at detecting movement in low light, have an acute sense of hearing and smell, and their sense of touch is enhanced by long whiskers that protrude ...
Infectious disease, veterinary medicine. A feline zoonosis is a viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoan, nematode or arthropod infection that can be transmitted to humans from the domesticated cat, Felis catus. Some of these diseases are reemerging and newly emerging infections or infestations caused by zoonotic pathogens transmitted by cats.
Cytauxzoonosis. Cytauxzoon felis is a protozoal organism transmitted to domestic cats by tick bites, and whose natural reservoir host is the bobcat. [2][3][4][5] C. felis has been found in other wild felid species such as the cougar, as well as a white tiger in captivity. [6][7][8] C. felis infection is limited to the family Felidae which means ...