[ SECRET POST #3514 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3514 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

How common is it if it only affects a small minority of the population? And what percentage of the 22% affected actually got it from a cat, and not one of the various other causes?

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html
http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/toxoplasmosis-and-cats


Research indicates that contact with cats (or owning a cat) does not increase the risk of T gondii infection in humans. Studies have shown that:

It is rare to find cats shedding oocysts in their faeces - for example one study of more than 206 cats showed nearly 25% had been infected with T gondii, but none of them were shedding oocysts in their faeces
Vets working with cats are no more likely to be infected with T gondii than the general population including people not in contact with cats
Contact with cats generally has little or no influence on the probability of people being infected with T gondii whereas consuming raw meat significantly increases the risk of acquiring infection
Stroking a cat will not spread infection from cats to people (even when shedding oocysts in their faeces, oocysts cannot be found in the cat's coat)
The risk of infection from cats is very low, except in young children playing in soil contaminated with sporulated oocysts
Most people are probably infected through ingestion of undercooked meat – especially goat, mutton and pork
Newer strains of T gondii have been identified that are highly contagious, with infection being efficiently passed between intermediate hosts (species other than cats). Consequently, some scientists think that cats are becoming less important in the spread of this infection.