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Can we catch diseases from our pets and especially cats?
Jan 22, 2013

Dr. Karim Nawfal Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cats that are fed and taken care of at home and routinely seen by a veterinarian are safe.
One disease that is transmitted by cats is toxoplasmosis and this can infect us without consequences , however if a pregnant woman is infected this might cause congenital abnormalities.
Although the risk for a pregnant woman to get infected and for it to affect the baby are very small , we do test for it and counsel pregnant women about certain precautions they need to take
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Dr. Salim Saab Otolaryngology (ENT)
usually peys that we take care of them are safe only toxoplasmose for pregnant woman and cat scratch disease
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