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How do people get toxoplasmosis from cats, per iCatCare?

They must swallow the parasite.

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  1. They must swallow the parasite ✔
  2. From a cat's purr
  3. From petting fur alone

Why: Toxoplasmosis comes from swallowing the parasite, for example after touching cat feces or dirty soil and then your mouth. Hand washing blocks this.

Huh, didn't know that: iCatCare calls toxoplasmosis the best-known disease people can catch from cats.

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Answer: They must swallow the parasite. Toxoplasmosis comes from swallowing the parasite, for example after touching cat feces or dirty soil and then your mouth. Hand washing blocks this.

  1. iCatCare, Cats and your pregnancy icatcare.org/articles/cats-and-your-pregnancy
    you must swallow the parasite to become infected.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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