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33. There's a lot of hype surrounding Toxoplasmosis. People more often contract the disease from undercooked meat

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 04:31 PM

Dec 2023

than from cats. Even when people get Toxoplasmosis their symptoms can be non-existent or very mild. It doesn’t inevitably result in schizophrenia. From the Mayo Clinic website:

"Toxoplasmosis (tok-so-plaz-MOE-sis) is an infection with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. People often get the infection from eating undercooked meat. You can also get it from contact with cat feces. The parasite can pass to a baby during pregnancy.

Most people infected with the parasite do not have symptoms. Some people get flu-like symptoms. Serious disease most often affects infants and people with weakened immune systems. Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy may cause miscarriage and birth defects.

Most infections don't need treatment. Drug treatment is used for people with more-serious cases, pregnant people, newborns and people with weakened immune systems.”

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20356249

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Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says [View all] Oopsie Daisy Dec 2023 OP

Noooooooo! sinkingfeeling Dec 2023 #1

I don't believe it. Maybe correlation, not causation. NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #2

And maybe those with schizophrenic tendencies tend Disaffected Dec 2023 #4

Yup. That is what I was implying (nt) NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #5

yep. if there was any (credible) suggestion stopdiggin Dec 2023 #28

my first thought! samnsara Dec 2023 #55

Well, that will probably induce paranoia Disaffected Dec 2023 #3

Oy! Now they have to deal with paranoia and schizophrenia! (nt) NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #7

Schizonoia! and paraphrenia! .. yorkster Dec 2023 #29

It's in the litter. WhiteTara Dec 2023 #6

I have heard.... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #11

same same WhiteTara Dec 2023 #14

Toxoplasmosis is the reason Ritabert Dec 2023 #23

some cats carry a parasite that causes toxoplasmosis Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #39

Do you hose 'em down after they scratch and roll in the litter box? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #40

we have had no rolling in poop, thank the Goddess WhiteTara Dec 2023 #43

I trained my Siamese cat to go in the toilet in our spare bathroom. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #48

I take it you wait until the box is pretty full before you empty it? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #61

be sure and wear your mask! WhiteTara Dec 2023 #63

Why do I need to wear a mask? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #66

Kim Novak In "Bell, Book and Candle" Walleye Dec 2023 #8

BELL BOOK & CANDLE - Primary (THE CURE Cover) Celerity Dec 2023 #38

Cool. I didn't know about them. What was her cats name in that movie, Pyewacket ? Walleye Dec 2023 #45

Yes, Pyewacket was her familiar Celerity Dec 2023 #52

Nope... Mossfern Dec 2023 #9

You are far more likely to contract Toxoplasma gondii infection from undercooked pork or other hlthe2b Dec 2023 #10

Oh well... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #12

Happy to agree with this post! yardwork Dec 2023 #17

Ha ha. AloeVera Dec 2023 #30

Alerting! Obviously, your cat has hacked your DU account. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2023 #56

Meh. ismnotwasm Dec 2023 #13

The U.S. Canine Association approves this message. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #15

My husband has had cats Rebl2 Dec 2023 #42

We have three cats. We're in the same age group as your husband. calimary Dec 2023 #51

We only have Rebl2 Dec 2023 #54

Breathe deep, cat hormones put you to sleep bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #16

I've had cats most of my life, starting at age 5. 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #18

I must say True Dough Dec 2023 #26

When I first needed a screen name, we had 3 cats, none of whom... 3catwoman3 Dec 2023 #41

Isn't Toxoplasmosis the infection that changes rodent behavior so they don't avoid cats so readily? Hekate Dec 2023 #19

That's the one Sympthsical Dec 2023 #20

I read some expert on the subject saying if they went to design a drug which does the same thing they couldn't do it Walleye Dec 2023 #46

So dog owners are normal? DBoon Dec 2023 #21

Don't forget True Dough Dec 2023 #27

I am a 100 percent cat person, and I have had the weirdest/rudest encounters with dog people. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #34

This is sketchy science. Correlation is not causation. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #36

I've never went looking for a cat. multigraincracker Dec 2023 #22

Same here, that's the way to get a cat, let them choose you Walleye Dec 2023 #47

Good grief Jilly_in_VA Dec 2023 #24

It's a side effect of them stealing your breath at night whilst you sleep. SYFROYH Dec 2023 #25

I become paranoid orangecrush Dec 2023 #31

"linked". Correlation or causation? If it is correlation, then this is a nothing-burger. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #32

There's a lot of hype surrounding Toxoplasmosis. People more often contract the disease from undercooked meat Martin68 Dec 2023 #33

I have 2 stibbar. chouchou Dec 2023 #35

Aren't all cats schizophrenic? I think it may be contagious. nt doc03 Dec 2023 #37

Rent them instead of owning. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #44

I have read some research on schizophrenia and a link to viruses or fungi. littlemissmartypants Dec 2023 #49

That's so weird! MustBeTheBooz Dec 2023 #50

Damn! All these years, I thought it had to be the weed! brewens Dec 2023 #53

study done by Dr Get A. Doggy dembotoz Dec 2023 #57

You don't "own" a cat John Shaft Dec 2023 #58

It's not just schizophrenia. All mental disorders. Wonder Why Dec 2023 #59

I'm safe, they own me. In fact I'm a hostage and they are the ones that seem to be on LSD. Hotler Dec 2023 #60

So that's what's wrong with Mr. Bayard..... Bayard Dec 2023 #62

"Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real" LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #64

Me (Looking in a mirror) newdayneeded Dec 2023 #65

My cat read that study SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #67