my dr told me that i had toxoplasmosis is something from cats...is that bad when ur pregnant??

Answer 1

did your doctor say you have it now or that you have had it?
most people that have had cats have been exposed to toxoplasmosis and can not catch it again. doctors normally test pregnant women to see if they have had it before because if you have not it can harm your baby. If you have an active infection your doctor SHOULD have given you medication for it!
you can also get it from eating or handling undercooked or raw meat!!

How to avoid toxoplasma during pregnancy:

* Make sure your physician checks your blood for toxoplasma antibodies (depending on results, this may need to be repeated several times during your pregnancy).

* Do not allow your cat to go outside your home where it may come into contact with Toxoplasma. If possible, have someone else take care of your cat while you are pregnant.

* Have another family member change the cat litter box and then disinfect it with boiling water for five minutes.

* If you must handle the chore of changing the litter box, wear rubber gloves to avoid contact with the litter and wash your hands thoroughly afterwards.

* Use work gloves when gardening and wash your hands afterwards.

* Cover children's sandboxes when not in use (cats like to defecate there).

* Control flies and cockroaches as much as possible. They can spread contaminated soil or cat feces onto food.

* Avoid eating raw or undercooked meat (or poultry) and unwashed fruits and vegetables.

* Wash your hands thoroughly before you eat and after handling raw meat, soil, sand or cats.

* Avoid rubbing your eyes or face when preparing food, and wipe the counter clean afterwards.

* Avoid eating raw eggs and drinking unpasteurized milk.

Answer 2

Yes it can be bad and you can get it from cats or under cooked meat(that is how cats get it) since the doc knows about it he/she will tell you what to do....I was exposed to the parasite long before becoming preg so it did not cause probs.

Answer 3

human beings there are 2 better *'s. If the notice is vagina it particularly is horribly mangled. whilst you're attempting to assert vagina...the only way Dr Pepper might make it scent is that in case you douche with it. (on account which you've got a yeast an infection)

Answer 4

Yes... Very it can hurt the baby. You get it from the litter box or be scratched by a cat.

Answer 5

Yes it is. You should never change the cat box when you are pregnant for that very reason.

Answer 6

Yes - it is a parasitic infection.

Read this:

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregcomplications/1461.html

Answer 7

If your doctor told you you had it, he should have also told you the risks and how to treat it. I'd either ask your doctor about it, or find another doctor that will.

Answer 8

YES IT IS BAD IT MAY KILL YOU UNBORN CHILD IT'S FROM CHANGING THE LITTER BOX. HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DO IT FOR YOU!! IT'S FROM THE MESS THEY LEVE IN THE BOX . PLEASE DON'T TOUCH IT ANY MORE AND PLEASE KEEP US POSTED HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT FOR THE BEST FOR YOU