Pet-derived parasitic diseases
Life often hear such a statement: pregnancy can not have cats and dogs, toxoplasma can affect sperm quality, etc., these statements are true?
Toxoplasma do cause trouble for pregnant women, children and people with low immunity, as a parasite, it is widely parasitized in humans, mammals, birds and all other warm-blooded animals, and cats and cats are its ultimate hosts.
The route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii is as follows:
Rats or pork infected with Toxoplasma gondii → eaten by cats→ toxoplasma gondii breeds in cats→ the cat pulls out feces with Toxoplasma gondii→ feces are not cleaned up on the same day so that the eggs hatch→ people are exposed to feces with egg sacs→ people are infected with Toxoplasma gondii
People infected with Toxoplasma gondii mainly by eating raw meat, water contaminated by oocysts or broken skin in contact with it, and the chance of infection with toxoplasma gondii in pets is much less than eating hot pot without boiling, raw and cooked cutting boards are not separated, and raw eating unwashed melons, fruits and vegetables.
Therefore, regardless of whether you have a pet or not, do not take Toxoplasma gondii lightly, eat clean water and food, and do a good job of testing during pregnancy.
Families with pets should treat pets rationally, do a good job of parasite screening, regular physical examination, deworming, etc., to prevent Toxoplasma gondii infection.
(Source: Shaanxi Science Popularization)