The title to this post is biased and does a great disservice to the domestic cat. Please read on…. The headline comes from a Daily Telegraph article, dated 1st June 2015, written by an unnamed reporter. He/she has written a … Continue reading →
Mango is a tabby cat living in a large supermarket in England. Is this okay from a human health standpoint? Mango is in the newspapers today. He is a large tabby cat who, despite having a home nearby prefers to … Continue reading →
The answer to the question in the title is “yes, but the chances are extremely slight”. The reason why there is a almost infinitesimal risk of getting toxoplasmosis from your cat if you kiss him is because a cat cleans … Continue reading →
If you click on the icons below you’ll be taken to three different toxoplasmosis pdf files about this parasite and our relationship with it.
Continue reading →The word “cure” in the title is ambitious but it may come true or at least create a cancer vaccine. The toxoplasma gondii is a parasite commonly found in cat feces as the cat is the primary host and because … Continue reading →
The newspaper headlines proclaiming “killer cat parasite” and “public health warning” are typically sensationalist. However, I expect it from online newspapers. Here are some examples of headlines: Arctic Whales Infected With Domestic Cat Parasite Public health warning as cat parasite … Continue reading →
Are you getting tired of the media’s obsession with the “dangers of cat poop”? Every few months a “staff member” of some online newspaper writes about cat feces and toxoplasmosis. Almost invariably there is exaggeration and never are the dangers … Continue reading →
This is a carefully produced prezi on the prevention of human toxoplasmosis. A “prezi”, for people unfamiliar with the word, is a modern and more flexible version of the usual presentation using online software. I think it is an ideal … Continue reading →
This is the theory. Cats carry the toxoplasmosis gondii parasite. The parasite is in the cat’s feces. Because the prophet Mohammad liked cats the Islamic faith teaches Muslims to treat cats well. This results in lots of cats in Islamic areas. … Continue reading →
The continued stories in online newspapers about the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and how it can infect people and travel to the brain is harmful to the image of domestic cats. The problem is that the whole thing is being exaggerated … Continue reading →
