Toxoplasma gondii IgG/IgM

Toxoplasma gondii infection (toxoplasmosis) is strongly associated with an increased risk and severity of schizophrenia, with numerous studies showing higher antibody levels in patients and evidence the parasite can alter brain chemistry (like boosting dopamine), potentially triggering or worsening psychosis, though it's a complex link with genetic factors also playing a role.

Toxoplasma gondii can be transmitted to humans in various ways:

• Through the consumption of raw or undercooked meat, especially from pigs, sheep, goats, or wild animals, containing infected tissue.
• Through the consumption of food contaminated with cat feces. Cats are the definitive host of the parasite.
• Through the placenta from an infected mother to the fetus (congenital).
• Through blood transfusions or organ transplants.

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