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Parasites and Diabetes Risk

The relationship between parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii, and the risk of developing diabetes.

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Jan 12, 2026
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What evidence links toxoplasma or other parasites to pancreatic beta-cell damage or altered diabetes risk?

Multiple lines of evidence—case reports, animal experiments, seroepidemiology and mechanistic papers—have linked parasites, most prominently Toxoplasma gondii, to pancreatic pathology or altered diabe...

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