Infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats

• If contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A disease caused by the parasite (taxlink Toxoplasma gondii species noshow=1), which primarily infects felids, but also other mammals including humans.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii . Infections with toxoplasmosis usually cause no symptoms in adult humans. Occasionally there may be a few weeks or months of mild flu-like illness such as muscle aches and tender lymph nodes ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1977, from toxoplasma (1926), coined 1909 in French from toxo- , comb. form of Greek toxon (see toxic ) + plasma (see plasma ) + -osis .