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Dogs vs Cats (lemmy.ml)
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[–] -3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Yes, because bacteria is transferred in one single way and that's direct contact. Nowhere in the history of the planet has indirect infection happened. Shaking hands has been the cleanest form of greetings since day 1! Cats never sit down on items human introduce into their mouths or put food on. And all humans, without exception, wash their hands after handling cats and prior to consuming or preparing food.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It's a parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. At least in Germany it's assumed most infected people got it from insufficiently heated pork.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    Read up on it

    Oral transmission may occur through:

    • Ingestion of raw or partly cooked meat, especially pork, lamb, or venison containing Toxoplasma cysts: Infection prevalence in countries where undercooked meat is traditionally eaten has been related to this transmission method. Tissue cysts may also be ingested during hand-to-mouth contact after handling undercooked meat, or from using knives, utensils, or cutting boards contaminated by raw meat.[47]
    • Ingestion of unwashed fruit or vegetables that have been in contact with contaminated soil containing infected cat feces.[48]
    • Ingestion of cat feces containing oocysts: This can occur through hand-to-mouth contact following gardening, cleaning a cat's litter box, contact with children's sandpits; the parasite can survive in the environment for months.[49]
    • Ingestion of untreated, unfiltered water through direct consumption or utilization of water for food preparation.[50]
    • Ingestion of unpasteurized milk and milk products, particularly goat's milk.[51]
    • Ingestion of raw seafood.[52]

    As you can clearly read, one doesn't require feline anilingus to acquire the parasite.

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