Pregnant women used to be warned to stay away from cat litter boxes, for fear of the toxoplasmosis. Could schizophrenia (in some cases) be a result of prenatal exposure?
Only if the expectant mothers kissed cat butt?
Hmmm, just one more reason to avoid eating cat poop. The other is that the bird flu can be spread through eating it as well.
See this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561985/posts
So it's looking like the real name of Pestilence, one of the horsemen of the Apocalypse, is really 'cat poop'.
:-)
I couldn't say. It's probably a safe bet that no one knows for sure, but we know about toxoplasmosis and that is enough for me to send up the warning flag about other potential complications.
HOW?? Breathing the fumes? Eating it?? Who the h*ll touches cat feces..with open wounds???
"Pregnant women used to be warned to stay away from cat litter boxes, for fear of the toxoplasmosis."
They still are. Pregnant women with cats are tested for the anti-bodies. If PRESENT, they can keep the cat. (It's only NEW infections DURING pregnancy that cause problems, as the baby is invaded.)
"Could schizophrenia (in some cases) be a result of prenatal exposure?"
Maybe, but a pregnant woman who is NEWLY infected can end up with a BLIND and otherwise seriously-damaged baby.
An explanation finally for the wierdness of DUmmies.