what causes toxoplasmosa?

Question

is it caused by a sickness, disease, or is it blood born?

Answer 1

It is a bacterial infection. Humans usually get it from uncooked meat. Cats are usually blamed for it, because the bacteria reproduces in their body. But in order to get it directly from a cat, you need to somehow swallow cat poo (through dirty hands, after chjanging the litterbox or sth), which is unlikely. But other animals - especially pigs - dig in dirty places, so they get toxoplasmosis and then if we eat it not so well done, we get it too. The infection doesn't harm humans usually, unless they have serious immunodeficiency problems (like AIDS), but it kills unborn babies if a pregnant woman gets it. So pregnant women should cook their meat well and keep their hands clean. Oh, and cats only keep the bacteria for 2 months, so if a cat is indoors for 2 months and eats well cooked food or good quality cat food (no rats or raw meat) she's clear.

Answer 2

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by contact with cat feces, or by transmission from mother to fetus. The most common means of transmission to humans is raw or undercooked meat. The illness is usually minor and self-limited.