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by zdp7 61 days ago
You don't get toxoplasmosis from touching a cat. You get it from touching cat feces and then ingesting it. The most common avenue of infection (in the US at least) is consuming raw or undercooked meat. Considering when my wife was pregnant, she asked our Doctor about it. His recommendation was she should not be the one to clean the litter box. So yeah, avoid cat feces and if you can't wash your hands. We don't need to get rid of cats. Also make sure the meat you eat is cooked properly.
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"We don't need to get rid of cats. Also make sure the meat you eat is cooked properly."

I'd rather not eat cats at all, so cooking them properly doesn't enter into it.