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Health Tip: Cats and Your Unborn
Avoid their litter box while you're pregnant
(HealthDayNews) -- If you're pregnant, you're probably already aware that your cat may be carrying a parasite that could harm your fetus.
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by exposure to the toxoplasma gondii parasite, which cats can pick up from eating infected prey or meat, or by coming into contact with infected feces. In adult humans, toxoplasmosis usually only causes swollen glands, but if a pregnant woman comes into contact with the parasite, it can lead to fetal hydroencephalitis (inflammation of the brain) or lesions in the retina or brain.
But veterinarians say it's probably not necessary to get rid of a beloved pet to protect your baby's health. The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis offers this advice:
If you're pregnant, avoid all contact with cat feces, keep cats indoors, feed them a diet of commercial food, and cook meat to at least 151 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, you should wear rubber gloves when gardening in outdoor soil that may be contaminated by cat feces, and always wash produce thoroughly.
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Definition: |
An infection with the protozoan intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii. |
Causes, incidence, and risk factors: |
Toxoplasmosis is found in humans worldwide, and in many species of animals and birds. The cat is the definitive host of the parasite.
Human infection results from ingestion of contaminated soil, careless handling of cat litter, ingestion of raw or undercooked meat (lamb, pork, and beef), transmission from a mother to a fetus through the placenta (congenital infection), or by blood transfusion or solid organ transplantation.
Over 80-90% of primary infections produce no symptoms. The incubation period for symptoms is 1 to 2 weeks.
Congenital toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii in a pregnant woman, with up to 50% of such infections transmitted to the fetus. Signs of congenital infection may be present at birth or develop over the first few months of life.
Infants may show signs of central nervous system disorders, enlargement of the liver and spleen, blindness, and mental retardation. Toxoplasmosis also affects people who are immunosuppressed (as a result of AIDS, cancer, or immunosuppressive therapies). The disease may affect the brain, lung, heart, eyes, or liver. |
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