Your life, eating habits and especially your wardrobe go through major upheaval. Having a pet may reduce stress and lower blood pressure, but there are health risks to you and your baby. No one wants to clean out the litter box, but if you're pregnant, you should not be the one doing it.
Indoor cats get the disease from raw or undercooked meat.
The disease travels to humans through contact with infected feces. Having a pet may reduce stress and lower blood pressure, but there are health risks to you and your baby. Most cat owners have already encountered this disease without realizing it. They may suffer only mild flu-like symptoms. Once you're infected, antibodies are produced and the parasite remains inactive inside the body, so you're generally safe from future outbreaks.