garden/apicomplexa.md

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Apicomplexa

  • Members of the Alveolata pyhlum of the sar-supergroup
  • Plasmodium Falciparum
    • Causes malaria
  • Toxoplasma Gondii
    • Normal cycle of infection revolves around mice and house cats
    • Makes mice act arrogant around predators to transmit to cats
    • Cat feces carries the parasite, which ends up being transmitted to mice