Caution On Cat Poop

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Cat feces can have the potential to cause illness in humans and seals. A cat can shed up to 100 young million ookista.

Ookista is a little egg-like structure in the litter. It only takes 1 ookista to be able to cause the infection of Toxoplasma gondii.

Most of the parasite in humans is without symptoms, but sometimes can cause problems for babies born to infected mothers. Disorders of newborn may include hearing loss, mental disabilities and blindness.

People with low immune systems, especially for people who have HIV/AIDS, can also develop serious complications.

Researchers are trying to understand why the marine mammals of the Pacific Northwest began to die due to disease Protozoan began in 2000. Before the year 2000, there are no documented cases.

"But the samples from the Pacific Northwest has been found at a rate of about 4 per cent of diseases between animals stranded protozoa," said Michael Grigg, a researcher at the National Institutes of Health as reported by of CNNHealthNews, Wednesday (22/2/2012).

Grigg and other experts have been discussing the issue in the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver.

Ookista Toxoplasma gondii from the cat can enter the sea through the storm. After that, get into the home of another shell and finally eaten by seals. Humans who eat raw oysters may also be at risk.

"Up to 25 percent of Americans infected with toxoplasmosis, and in some parts of Europe as much as 50 percent. Man took him throughout their lives. It is unknown why there are more people who are

have an infection in Europe, although the habit of eating raw meat or fish can be a factor. Strains of the parasite are also exists in France Guiana and Suriname nature deadly to humans, "said Grigg.

During the last several years, scientists have been investigating new forms of Toxoplasma gondii Type called X.

The type was first discovered in seals, and it is the combination of a strain of type II and a unique strain of the parasite. It is not clear whether the type X is more serious than the type II, but Type X represents about 40 percent of the infections.

"In some cases where the type of X is found in humans is quite problematic. Ookista Toxoplasma gondii can not be destroyed by ultraviolet light or chlorine bleach, only the actual boiling or freezing can kill the ookista, "said Grigg.

For example, there was a great plague in 1995 in Victoria, British Columbia, possibly due to a municipal water systems use water without filters.

Not all cats have toxoplasmosis, but most of the infected. Cats just removing ookista while still young.

"If 10 percent of the 86 million cats as pets owned in the United States are infected, that number is far from a little parasite that infects the eggs. It does not mean it should not eat clams at all. But you should pay more attention to the place of origin, "said Melissa Miller of Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, California.

But there may be a problem with raw food or less mature of all kinds, including shellfish. Study of Toxoplasma gondii vaccine for cats is underway.

In the meantime, can take some precautions to prevent parasites from cat feces that may pollute water.