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What Is Toxoplasmia

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From the episode: Professor Sheena Cruickshank Immunologist & Microbiome Enthusiast

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It is a common parasitic infection that most of us have and will have for the rest of our lives. It can affect any mammal. The only animal it can sexually replicate in is the cat-- the cat's gut. It is also in most meats that we buy.

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