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Re: Toxoplasmosis - Am I Acting Irrationally?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:36:18 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 29 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Let me preface this by saying that I'm a very anxious person by nature.
>Last weekend my husband and I rescued a cat up in the hills and took her
>to an animal shelter after about two days. During that time my husband
>cleaned her cat litter and we kept her in a rabbit cage in the storm
>room of the house where we were staying. I only pet her head through
>the cage and always washed my hands afterwards. A few days later I
>started reading more about toxoplasmosis and I started to have an
>anxiety attack that I may have contracted toxoplasmosis simply by being
>in the same room as the kitty. Should I be tested anyway? I've since
>calmed down and my husband thinks I'm completely overeacting, but I'd
>just like confirmation from others that this is probably the case. Any
>thoughts appreciated. Thanks for your time.

The spores are in the cat feces. Moving the feces around causes the spores to be released into the air where they can then be inhaled. If you weren't around when the feces was being moved, there shouldn't be a problem. Discuss it with your OB>

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