Toxoplasma infection from the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The infection in humans in four ways:
1. Scr accidentally eating foods contaminated with this parasite. For example, we eat vegetables that are not washed and it has been contaminated toxo parasite.
2. Eating beef, lamb, pork, chicken, or a dog that does not contain the parasite toxo perfectly cooked (medium rare).
3. Infection through the placenta baby in the womb. An infected pregnant woman can transmit this parasite Toxoplasma on the fetus, the transmission is called congenital transmission.
4. Through blood transfusion, organ transplant from a donor who happens to suffer from toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma can affect both women and man.
Indeed, not only cats can be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma, because all warm-blooded animals (birds and mammals) can be infected as the intermediary landlady (intermediate host).
Dr. intermediate host parasite transmitted interchangeable if we consume them. The difference sm cats Toxoplasma completed the entire life cycle in the cat intestine, and will be issued in conjunction with stool / feces.
Perhaps for this reason the cats toxoplasma prime suspect for some of us, while cows, goats, chickens, dogs and other animals do not, even though the same had the "seeds" of Toxoplasma in the body.
Tips for avoiding toxoplasma:
1. Provide sand / litter for cats and should be cleaned every day. Well we have jg rajin2 bersih2, anyways cats ALWAYS kl mpup dipasir buried, because the cat itself AWARE times yes. In fact sbnrnya kl ga no sand / dirt, cat mpup restrain his strength, kl bener2 udh ga hold, at least he's looking for a corner. So sediain mpup land for cats
2. Prevent cats that do not hunt mice, birds, flies and cockroaches.
3. Do not feed pets with meat, offal, bones and dairy
raw, but cook it first.
4. After washing raw meat should wash your hands with soap so that no
left in the hands of parasites.
5. Wash hands with soap every meal.
6. Avoid eating raw meat / half cooked.
Eat meat that has been cooked thoroughly until cooked.
7. Rinse vegetables and fruits that are about to be consumed raw before
engulfed eaten).
8. For pregnant women, should not clean cat litter or
wash the meat / offal during pregnancy. Enlist the help of others to
do.
9. For mothers who are planning to become pregnant should do blood tests to determine the presence or absence of Toxoplasma infection.
10.Jika you keep the cat, train from a small cat to get used to not carelessly pooping in the bathroom is so easy to clean.