No one wants to think about their cat or dog carrying parasites. But without prevention, the likelihood of infection is high.

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But since toxoplasmosa gondii evolved to move between rats and cats, its neurological alterations are most prominent in those creatures. “If you’re a rat, and you get infected with it, it makes it so ...

Can cat fleas live on humans? If you have a feline friend in your family it's a question you may well be asking. Thankfully, the sorts of fleas that enjoy setting up camp in your cat's fur don't like ...

Across the globe, many cat owners pick up a pet-linked parasite without ever knowing. In the United States alone, more than 40 million Americans are infected with Toxoplasma gondii — a brain parasite ...