Parasites In Cat Feces Can Cause Cancer, Schizophrenia, Alzheimer, Anxiety Disorders
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A kind of parasite noticed in feline feces can increase the chance of brain disease in human beings. The research found that Toxoplasma gondii in feline feces can develop brain disorder in people who mostly interact with cats. In fact, the pet cats providing Alzheimer disease to its owners.
New research also reveals that parasite can develop brain cancer, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and anxiety disorders in cat owners, Inhabitat reports.The warning also goes to the pregnant ladies; they must avoid cats during each pregnancy stage. If they interacted with cats, may get the infection to the baby in the womb.
The cat lovers should clean their hands after managing contaminated litter, Daily Mail reports.The study also reveals that around one-third of the people across the globe are under the threat of developing T. gondii infection. The warning is mainly targeting at the cat owners who do not wash their hands after mingling with cats.
Pet owners should alert their children to keep their hands clean after playing with cats. Once, someone is infected with the disease, the symptoms of Alzheimer's are hardly visible. You have to diagnose the patient during the early stages of dementia and can treat Alzheimer's patients accordingly. The major factor you have to realize is how to care Alzheimer's patients and how you can support Alzheimer's patients to lead a normal life.
"It is highly plausible that T. gondii may be linked to Alzheimer's disease, the parasite likes to live in the brain. It is also a great public health concern with pregnant women, who are warned against cleaning cat litter for fear of infecting the fetus," Michael Sukhdeo, editor of the journal of Parasitology says. A single-cell parasite noticed in cat faces are the dangerous component that can create illness. The authors wrote that the parasite can grow in the brain easily, which develops Alzheimer's; they observed that it is happening in the mouse.
