Quillan Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Your cat.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/beware-of-the-cat-britains-hidden-toxoplasma-problem-8102860.htmlNor eat part cooked lamb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Pink lamb? There's no hope for France, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 My early days in France, pregnant and one of the first blood tests I had was to test for toxoplasmosis. I was given a list of things to avoid, unpasturised cheeses, undercooked meat, charcuterie, undercooked lamb and cats. A friend of mine in France, was a nurse. She and two colleagues were all pregnant at the same time and all caught toxoplasmosis, they suspected from unwashed salad at the hospital resto. One baby was fine, my friend's son had many scars on his scalp from surgery that he had needed when younger and with a good mop of hair you couldn't see them and he seemed absolutely fine and was fine...........and the third baby was severly handicapped. WHY is this news now in the UK. IT IS NOT! This particular nasty has been around for a very long time, even in the UK. We took our cat to France. I love having a cat at home.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ok, so they suggest that some "experts" advise not having cats at all in homes with young children - sounds really scary...Yet in another article in the Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/qa-toxoplasma--what-can-be-done-8102717.htmlIt says that only 1 per cent of cats are infected at any one time.....I wouldn't claim to be a maths or statistics expert, but that doesn't seem to add up to me....I shall continue cuddling my cats!Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 There is also this problem from dogs, which is rarer but more serious.A tenant of mine recently spent a fortnight in Hospital having a major liver operation to remove 3 large cysts as a result of infection with this.http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Hydatid-Disease.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney and Huggy Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 [quote user="idun"]........., undercooked lamb and cats. [/quote]We have always had cats but whilst undercooked lamb (just on the pink side of 'done') is delicious, undercooked, nah, don't go there[6]THIS IS SAID TONGUE IN CHEEK LEST ANYONE, PARTICULARLY CAT OWNERS/LOVERS, TAKE EXCEPTION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 When I was first pregnant I was tested for toxoplasmosis and found to be immune. The midwife said most people who had cats and dogs as pets as a child were found to be immune but that they tested because though an infection might only present as a mild flu, if you got it whilst pregnant there could be serious damage to the baby and so if you weren't already immune you had to avoid certain things. This article reads as if it's an ongoing infection / parasite rather than something you catch, fight off and become immune to. So I'm confused and off to do more reading..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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