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That article is junk. The leading cause of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans is under cooked meat. Cat ownership is not actually linked to higher prevalence
by ch4s3 11mo ago
That article is junk. The leading cause of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans is under cooked meat. Cat ownership is not actually linked to higher prevalence of T. gondii infection[1].
[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3497129/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3497129/
- integralid 11mo agoAnd the second most common cause is - if I remember correctly - working a garden/field without gloves.
- ch4s3 11mo agoI think contact with contaminated soil is the vector here.