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The article sounds so scary as if we were at some edge of cat poo based extermination. It seems that Covid really sharpen journalists skills to spread fear. The
by piokoch 5y ago
The article sounds so scary as if we were at some edge of cat poo based extermination. It seems that Covid really sharpen journalists skills to spread fear. The reality is much more boring, you will rarely get this disease if you adhere to not so complicated rituals like washing your hands and not eating raw meat.
The only real danger if for pregnant women, that's why pregnant women should be tested for toxoplasmosis (what is a routinely done) and take medicine in case of infection.
And the rest of us who even did not noticed they have T. gondii, well, let's keep that happy state of ignorance.
Putting my conspiracy theorist hat I would say some manufacturer of T. gondii test or medicine against it wants to increase sales...
- eplanit 5y agoIt's not so new though. I recall hearing in the 90s about how cat poop bacteria affects owners, and it was euphemistically used to explain the "crazy" part of the proverbial Crazy Cat Lady. It seems there is a lot of truth in that.
- KMag 5y agoProtazoan, not bacterium.
- loa_in_ 5y agoAlthough I don't have a control group for this I'm almost certain I have been exposed to T. Gondii when I was really young. Children, me included, were playing in public sandboxes, and child parks lined with sand. There were cats there, and I am certain I dug up something I now recognize as cat poop multiple times. Of course, then it was of no importance to me. For how I've been affected, people do describe me as lacking fear, over 20 years later. I have not done any tests though.