Healthy Service Q&A Women’s Health Pregnancy & Prenatal Care

Can pregnant women keep pets?

Asked by:Ellen

Asked on:Apr 03, 2026 10:12 PM

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  • Cailey Cailey

    Apr 03, 2026

      Can I keep a pet during pregnancy? ? Do not keep pets. Pregnant women are prone to toxoplasmosis when exposed to pets. Toxoplasmosis, also known as toxoplasmosis, is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. sick person clinical The manifestations are complex, and the symptoms and signs lack specificity, which can easily lead to misdiagnosis. Most infections in the human body are latent infections, and their risk is 10 times greater than that of uninfected pregnant women, affecting eugenics and becoming the most serious congenital infection in humans. disease One has attracted widespread attention.

      What harm does toxoplasmosis do to babies?

      About 40% of congenital infections occur in the first 3 months of pregnancy fetus There may be severe damage, miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal diseases, or postnatal lesions or malformations of the eyes, brain or liver, such as retinochoroiditis, cataracts, intracerebral calcification, hydrocephalus, microcephaly, intellectual disability, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Less than 3% of infections that occur in the third trimester of pregnancy are serious.

      How do you know you are infected?

      Usually go Hospital Perform serum antibody testing for Toxoplasma gondii. If it is negative (that is, there has been no infection), the pregnant woman should pay attention to preventing infection and conduct regular reexamination; once an acute infection is found in the pregnant woman, spiramycin treatment will be given, and the fetus will be subjected to amniocentesis and ultrasound examination. If it is proven that the fetus is infected, the pregnant woman will be treated with sulfonamide plus pyrimethamine; if the fetus is found to have obvious symptoms, the parents may consider terminating the pregnancy. 》》》 Pregnant woman appears7Be careful with these symptoms

      How to prevent toxoplasmosis?

      First, control the source of infection and control sick cats. Pregnant women should undergo serological testing. Those infected with this disease in the early stages of pregnancy should undergo artificial abortion, and those infected in the middle and late stages of pregnancy should be treated. Those whose blood vessels are positive for Toxoplasma antibodies in serological tests should not donate blood. Organ transplant recipients with positive serum antibodies should not use it. 2. Cut off the route of infection. Avoid close contact with cats and dogs to prevent cat feces from contaminating food, drinking water and feed. Do not eat raw or undercooked meat, raw milk, raw eggs, etc. Strengthen health education and improve environmental sanitation and personal hygiene.

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