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From: [email protected] (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: Toxoplasmosis
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (#Susanne Denninger) writes:
>
>1. How dangerous is it ? From whom is it especially dangerous ?
>
Dangerous only to immune suppressed persons and fetuses. To them,
it is extremely dangerous. Most of the rest of us have already had
it and it isn't dangerous at all.
>2. How is it transmitted (I read about raw meat and cats, but I'd like to
> have more details) ?
>
Cat feces are the worst. Pregnant women should never touch the litter box.
>3. What can be done to prevent infection ?
>
Cook your meat. Watch it with pets.
>4. What are the symptoms and long-term effects ?
>
You'll have to read up on it.
>5. What treatments are availble ?
>
There is an effective antibiotic that can keep it in check.
Of course, it can't reverse damage already done, such as in
a fetus.
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