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Under a low magnification of 200X, this photomicrograph of a brain tissue sample revealed some of the histopathologic details associated with a case of neurotoxoplasmosis. The cause of this illness was the parasite, Toxoplasma gondii.
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Content Providers(s): CDC/ Carey Callaway
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Anatomy
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Brain
Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Brain Abscess
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Infection
Opportunistic Infections
Suppuration
Abscess
Brain Abscess
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases
Brain Abscess
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Central Nervous System Infections
Brain Abscess
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Parasitic Diseases
Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Opportunistic Infections
Protozoan Infections
Coccidiosis
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
Organisms
Animals
Invertebrates
Protozoa
Apicomplexa
Coccidia
Eimeriida
Sarcocystidae
Toxoplasma
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