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Does toxoplasmosis really make you a crazy cat lady? does it ever go away? my boyfriend doesnt want me to get a second cat because hes worried ill catch it. im pretty much a germophobe but i also have health anxiety. what is toxoplasmosis:(?
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Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that results in a variety of behavioral and neuropsychiatric conditions This comes from eating poorly cooked food and in your case possible exposure to cat feces .If infected one gets mild flu like symptoms that lasts a few weeks or months.
Answered 4/30/2022
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