TOXOPLASMA GONDII103. AGETS O OODBORE ILLESS. Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis. It is a very common parasitic. infection in humans and other warm-blooded animals, with approximately a third of the worldâs human population. estimated to have been exposed to the parasite.
A cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning ledge) is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture elementâ the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the top edge of a pedestal or along the top of an interior wall.
The function of the projecting cornice of a building is to throw rainwater free of the buildingâs walls. In residential building practice, this function is handled by projecting gable ends, roof eaves, and gutters. However, house eaves may also be called cornices if they are finished with decorative molding.