{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Flegr J"],"funding":["Grantová Agentura České Republiky","Grantová Agentura, Univerzita Karlova","Wellcome Trust"],"pagination":["508"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8477627"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Latent toxoplasmosis, i.e. a lifelong infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, affects about a third of the human population worldwide. In the past 10 years, numerous studies have shown that infected individuals have a significantly higher incidence of mental and physical health problems and are more prone to exhibiting the adverse effects of various diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional internet study was performed on a population of 4499 (786 Toxoplasma-infected) participants and looked for factors which positively or negatively affect the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and likelihood of a severe course of COVID-19.<h4>Results</h4>Logistic regression and partial Kendall correlation controlling for sex, age, and size of the place of residence showed t"],"journal":["Parasites & vectors"],"pubmed_title":["Toxoplasmosis is a risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and a severe course of COVID-19 in the Czech and Slovak population: a preregistered exploratory internet cross-sectional study."],"pmcid":["PMC8477627"],"funding_grant_id":["204056","18-13692S"],"pubmed_authors":["Flegr J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Toxoplasmosis is a risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and a severe course of COVID-19 in the Czech and Slovak population: a preregistered exploratory internet cross-sectional study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Latent toxoplasmosis, i.e. a lifelong infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, affects about a third of the human population worldwide. In the past 10 years, numerous studies have shown that infected individuals have a significantly higher incidence of mental and physical health problems and are more prone to exhibiting the adverse effects of various diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional internet study was performed on a population of 4499 (786 Toxoplasma-infected) participants and looked for factors which positively or negatively affect the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and likelihood of a severe course of COVID-19.<h4>Results</h4>Logistic regression and partial Kendall correlation controlling for sex, age, and size of the place of residence showed t","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Sep","modification":"2025-04-26T00:51:58.952Z","creation":"2022-02-11T11:43:14.272Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8477627","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34583758"],"doi":["10.1186/s13071-021-05021-9"]}}