Tuesday, February 17, 2009

:+: Woman + Cats + Toxoplasma gondii :+:




What is Toxoplasma godii??

Toxoplasma gondii
is a species of parasitic protozoa in the genus Toxoplasma.The definitive host of T. gondii is the cat, but the parasite can be carried by all known mammals. Toxoplasmosis, the disease of which T. gondii is the causative agent, is usually minor and self-limiting but can have serious or even fatal effects on a fetus whose mother first contracts the disease during pregnancy or on an immunocompromised human or cat.

How is T. gondii transmitted?


Does T. gondii cause disease in pets?


What are the signs and symptoms of toxoplasmosis in humans?



Diagnosis is generally made through serologic (blood) testing

Do's and Don'ts for the prevention of toxoplasmosis

  • Do not drink unpasteurized milk.
  • Do not eat unwashed fruits and vegetables.
  • Wear gloves when gardening. Wash hands after gardening..
  • Keep children’s sandboxes and playpens covered.
  • Do not allow cats to hunt or roam.
  • Control rodent populations and other potential intermediate hosts.



Untuk yang malas nak bace atau tak faham sangat article kat atas tu, I buat summary in Bahasa Melayu rojak k?

Bendalah toxoplasma ni from tanah, fruits yang tak basuh tol2, and animals, especially kucing. Kucing dapat dari sniffing tahi sendiri atau makan tikus yang dah infected. So bile korunk bersihkan tinja kucing korunk, make sure cuci tangan pastu.

Tapi toxoplasma gondii ni pun bley merebak dari udara jugak.
toxoplasma dari taik kucing + bulu kucing = terbang kat udara + masuk mulut manusia

Bila bendalah ni masuk badan manusia,
1) Perempuan yang mengandung boleh mengalami keguguran
2) Perempuan yang nak ada anak, susah nak mengandung
3) Lelaki atau pompuan yang terinfected, bila toxoplasma dah sampai ke otak, melalui pembuluh darah, beliau akan jadi bodoh. Lebih kurang macam patrick starfish , kawan spongebob tu la. haha.. hrm... key bukan la bodoh camtu tapi lembab la.

Tapi don't worry, ada obat to cure this. But still prevention is the best solution! Hidup Medik!


apisz said...

ish..seram je bunyi..menakutkan...

takut bini aku susah nak dpt anak.. =P



nadhirah mohd shakri said...

hahahaha..tersedak2 patrick taw~

omg this is so sem 4(parasit)!
jage kucing u leklop..jgn transmit toxo.lol


hehehe..it's true. so actually bele kucing sebab nak buat teman zaman reproduktif perempuan is not really a good idea if u tak jage hygiene.


izzat said...

bahaya gak benatang2 nie.

senang2 bele ikan emas je... takde bulu.

ImRaN said...

my diploma thesis paper... heheh... thanx fer bringing back memories of suffering.... :p btw, not to worry, toxoplasmosis is not prevalent in Malaysia that much.... statistik dia ada but veeeeeeeeery sikit.... but it wud not hurt to be cautious. thanx fer the knowledge miss shikyn....


yah, yak byk... tapi have to be careful. this is just general knowledge.hehe..seriously imran your thesis paper..omg! hehe..sorry i brought up ol memories.kui2

Yazid Husain said...

sebab tu mak aq tak kasi bela kuching.

Y E R N ain said...

fuuuu~ nasib baek x ske pets..


oh haha. nak bele tak pe. I have cats kat rumah gak. Siap tidor dalam rumah lagi everytnight. Tpi i tak bagi die go hunting and i mandikan die at least twice a week. ada 3 anak dara kat rumah.ok je.lol.

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