Toxoplasma Gondii: Prevalence and Role in Health and Disease

"Toxoplasma gondii is a globally spread protozoan parasite responsible  for causing toxoplasmosis. Infection by T. gondii shows high  seroprevalence in humans, especially in South America. Written by  specialists, this book brings important contributions and information on  parasite biology, including its life cycle, ultrastructural features of  tachyzoite, bradyzoite and their main specific organelles, mechanisms  of host cell invasion, parasite replication and epigenetics regulation.  Moreover, the book will encompass mechanisms of pathogenesis and host  immune response to the infection, including purinergic signaling, and  mechanisms of immune evasion by the parasite. Finally, this book also  addresses relevant aspects of disease, information about the current  chemotherapy of toxoplasmosis and perspectives for a future chronic  disease treatment, epidemiology, and methods for visualization of the  parasite by optical and electron microscopy".