Q: What are the risk factors for becoming infected with toxoplasmosis?
A: The following are risk factors for becoming infected with toxoplasmosis:
- Owning a cat
- Cleaning a cat litter box
- Eating raw or undercooked pork, mutton, lamb, beef or minced-meat products
- Eating "home-made" salami or other sausages
- Gardening
- Eating raw or unwashed vegetables or fruits
- Having contact with soil
- Washing kitchen knives infrequently
- Poor hand hygiene
- Drinking contaminated water
- Traveling outside the US, canada, and Europe