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mzmolly

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17. "toxoplasmosis is a bacterium that lives inside the cells of any mammal"
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 04:59 PM
Jul 2012

Per: http://www.vetinfo.com/cat-toxoplasmosis-clindamycin.html/

I was of the impression, that toxoplasmosis is a parasitic bacteria.

http://textbookofbacteriology.net/NHPR.html

3. Parasitism. In biology, the term parasite refers to an organism that grows, feeds and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host. In microbiology, the mode of existence of a parasite implies that the parasite is capable of causing damage to the host. This type of a symbiotic association draws our attention because a parasite may become pathogenic if the damage to the host results in disease. Some parasitic bacteria live as normal flora of humans while waiting for an opportunity to cause disease. Other nonindigenous parasites generally always cause disease if they associate with a nonimmune host
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The information I've read on this, may be incorrect. But, by all means grapple at straws given you were unaware of various treatment options.

I've viewed the CDC website info on this. And, I don't ignore the CDC. I reference their statistics on vaccine compliance etc., often.

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wow libodem Jul 2012 #1
It isn't dangerous to deal with the cat box while pregnant. Most cats don't have Toxo or if they kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #3
good to know libodem Jul 2012 #15
FYI - the bacteria is found in many places, including raw and undercooked mzmolly Jul 2012 #4
Please.....since you don't even comprehend that Toxo is a protozoan parasite and NOT kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16
"toxoplasmosis is a bacterium that lives inside the cells of any mammal" mzmolly Jul 2012 #17
My mom was the daughter of Depression-era cat people and wound up with schizophrenia, FWIW. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #2
What I'd also like to see are tests done on the mentally ill, mzmolly Jul 2012 #5
The problem is, the blood test for Toxo only tells whether or not you have ever been exposed, not kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #6
Even if you've ever had an infection, mzmolly Jul 2012 #7
There is no rationale for treating people for Toxo merely because they have a positive titer. The kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #9
What I said was - if one presents with symptoms of mental illness mzmolly Jul 2012 #11
And Lyme can make people present with "bipolar." Scary how such teensy things can wreak havoc! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #8
There is increasing evidence that mental illness might have an mzmolly Jul 2012 #12
I know that bipolar frequently seem to show up with Colitis, which is an autoimmune disorder. Lucky GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #14
I'm sorry to hear that. mzmolly Jul 2012 #18
Thank you! *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #19
hell, the onset of the flu makes me feel terribly depressed. elehhhhna Jul 2012 #10
True. mzmolly Jul 2012 #13
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