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Ringworm - not a worm, not often a ring- Just a bad name really!

4 kittens with ringworm

Diseases have been around for a long time, longer even than microscopes and genetic testing. This has resulted in a number of names for illnesses that are not very helpful, some can be even misleading.

Misleading Names

‘Cat flu’, for example, is actually a number of different viruses and bacteria (none of them influenzas) that can cause similar symptoms in cats.

‘Kennel Cough’ is much the same in dogs and not many dogs that get it have actually been in kennels.

Toxoplasmosis

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cat in litterbox

A recent episode of Sunday on channel Seven aired a story about toxoplasmosis and I don't think that it really gave a true reflection on what the true facts are about toxoplasmosis. I believe that the story was inspired by this article in The Conversation. It should be noted that the author of this article begins the article by stating:

"I should admit straight up that I’m no fan of cats"

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