| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| ESA | Excretory–secretory antigens |
| GRA | Dense granule proteins |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| IFAT | Indirect fluorescence antibody test |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
| LAT | Latex agglutination test |
| LMAP | Loop-mediated amplification |
| MAT | Modified agglutination test |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PCR-RFLP | Polymerase chain reaction—restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| ROP | Rophtry antigens |
| SAG | Surface antigens |
| T. gondii | Toxoplasma gondii |
| qPCR | Quantitative-PCR |