🐱 Toxoplasmosis in Cats: Know the Risk, Protect Your Family 🦠 What is Toxoplasmosis? Toxoplasmosis is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Cats are the definitive host—most healthy cats show no signs, but the disease can become serious in sick cats and humans. ⚠️ Key Signs in Cats • Fever, weakness, loss of appetite • Seizures, tremors, blindness • Breathing difficulty • Jaundice & gut problems 👨‍👩‍👧 Human Health Alert ⚠️ High risk for: • Pregnant women • Low-immunity patients Infectio

Parasite found in cat poop linked to higher brain cancer risk in humans

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis, which can infect almost any warm blooded animal but must reproduce in cats. It can control the behaviour of its host and is thought to infect as much as half the world’s human population. Although T. gondii can sit dormant and wait for years, the parasite does have the ability to take more direct action by making its way into the brain of its host and actually altering its behaviour. The disease can’t be passed between h