Cats can carry a parasite in their feces that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis in humans — here's how to stay safe.

Toxoplasmosis in cats is a widespread disease that can also be transmitted to humans. Pregnant women, in particular, should take precautions to avoid infection. Photo: Getty Images Toxoplasmosis is ...

Q: My fiance and I adopted a cat, and his mother is insisting that we must give it back. She says you can get toxoplasmosis from having a cat in the house, and if I get pregnant, I’ll give it to the ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: I am planning to become pregnant, and a friend says I should give ...

We all have at least one friend who posts nothing but cat pictures to their social media feeds and can't make it through lunch without at least a few stories about their beloved feline. Maybe that ...

A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to release—or “shed”—a greater amount of the parasite that causes the disease ...

Parasitologists have shown that a complex of two protein variants plays a significant role in toxoplasmosis infection. LMU parasitologists have shown that a complex of two protein variants plays a ...

Humans could be contributing to the spread of a cat-loving, mind-altering parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, new research this week suggests. The study found that domesticated and wild cats were more ...