Cracking the case: Was it the cat in the dining room with the raw meat?

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Cracking the case: Was it the cat in the dining room with the raw meat?

23 November 2022

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 23 November 2022, 12:35 AM

It was unclear whether consuming raw meat or an overfamiliar cat, or both, was the cause of Tod’s health problem [Image: Piotr Musioł on Unsplash]

GP Jonathan Bentley discusses an unusual case of parasitic disease, the diagnosis of which required Sherlock Holmes-style investigation

Key points, Toxoplasmosis, which is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, can be acquired by: eating raw or insufficiently cooked meat; not washing hands thor, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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