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kestrel91316

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6. The problem is, the blood test for Toxo only tells whether or not you have ever been exposed, not
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 03:42 PM
Jul 2012

whether you have active infection.

wow libodem Jul 2012 #1
It isn't dangerous to deal with the cat box while pregnant. Most cats don't have Toxo or if they kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #3
good to know libodem Jul 2012 #15
FYI - the bacteria is found in many places, including raw and undercooked mzmolly Jul 2012 #4
Please.....since you don't even comprehend that Toxo is a protozoan parasite and NOT kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #16
"toxoplasmosis is a bacterium that lives inside the cells of any mammal" mzmolly Jul 2012 #17
My mom was the daughter of Depression-era cat people and wound up with schizophrenia, FWIW. kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #2
What I'd also like to see are tests done on the mentally ill, mzmolly Jul 2012 #5
The problem is, the blood test for Toxo only tells whether or not you have ever been exposed, not kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #6
Even if you've ever had an infection, mzmolly Jul 2012 #7
There is no rationale for treating people for Toxo merely because they have a positive titer. The kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #9
What I said was - if one presents with symptoms of mental illness mzmolly Jul 2012 #11
And Lyme can make people present with "bipolar." Scary how such teensy things can wreak havoc! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #8
There is increasing evidence that mental illness might have an mzmolly Jul 2012 #12
I know that bipolar frequently seem to show up with Colitis, which is an autoimmune disorder. Lucky GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #14
I'm sorry to hear that. mzmolly Jul 2012 #18
Thank you! *hugs* GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #19
hell, the onset of the flu makes me feel terribly depressed. elehhhhna Jul 2012 #10
True. mzmolly Jul 2012 #13
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