Editing Coccidia (section)

===Transmission===
Infected animals spread spores called [[Apicomplexan life cycle|oocysts]] in their stool. The oocysts mature, called sporulation. When another animal passes over the location where the feces were deposited, it may pick up the spores, which it then ingests when grooming itself. Mice may ingest the spores and become infected. When another animal eats the mouse, it becomes infected.

Some species of coccidia are transmissible to humans, including [[toxoplasma]] and [[cryptosporidium]].<ref name=marvista>{{cite web|title=Coccidia|url=http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html|website=Mar Vista Animal Medical Center|access-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101031440/http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html|archive-date=1 November 2015}}</ref>