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Can I have a dog during pregnancy? Does pregnant dog have an effect on fetus?

for families with dogs, the topic of keeping dogs during the pregnancy of expectant mothers is really a heated topic. Many people think that keeping dogs during pregnancy will cause fetal abortion. Is that true? What is the impact of keeping dogs during pregnancy on the fetus?

If the mother to be doesn't want to be separated from her own dog during pregnancy, she should keep the dog scientifically. Scientific dog keeping during pregnancy, as the name implies, is to do a good job in the pregnancy preparation and early pregnancy related tests. Dogs need to be vaccinated, deworming, and expectant mothers also need to be examined. This is the 'Torch' test that women usually do in the hospital when preparing for pregnancy.

First of all, let's take a look at the 'Torch' test: torch is a polysemous word, which refers to the pathogen that can cause congenital intrauterine infection and perinatal infection and cause perinatal malformation. It is an abbreviation of a group of pathogenic microorganisms, among which t (toxopasma) is Toxoplasma, R (Rubella. Virus) is rubella virus, C (cytomegalo. Virus) is giant cell, H (herpes. Virus) is herpes simplex I / II Type.

This group of microbial infection has common characteristics, which can cause mother infant infection. Pregnant women are prone to primary infection due to endocrine changes and decreased immunity, and the potential virus in the previously infected pregnant women is also easy to be activated and recurrent infection occurs. Among them, "t" refers to Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma gondii infection in early pregnancy will cause fetal malformation. But we have neglected that this test should be carried out as early as the pregnancy preparation period. Even if people are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, it can not be concluded that it is the dog that infects people. This is the transmission way of Toxoplasma gondii we will talk about below.

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite, and the only confirmed final host is Felidae. The infection of Toxoplasma gondii is mainly through ingestion of food contaminated by body fluids or feces of cats and dogs. And blood infection. For humans, the following three pathways are proven and more likely:

1. Eating raw meat or undercooked meat, especially pork, mutton and deer meat, and eating raw beef is also considered as the most important channel for urban residents to infect Toxoplasma gondii;

2. After transportation or contact with raw meat or raw viscera, put your hands on your mouth without cleaning them;

3. Contact with cat feces or objects in contact with cat feces.

4. Live with dogs and cats with worms.

From the above confirmed transmission routes of Toxoplasma gondii, people infected with toxoplasmosis mainly from the mouth. They ate meat and cat animals that were not cooked thoroughly. The only transmission route related to dogs is because dogs carry worms. Therefore, during pregnancy, we should do a good job in the dog's pest prevention, deworming and other care work. Without direct contact with their feces, we can be safe with dogs during pregnancy Live together.

Professor Hua Ling, an expert, said: many women are very confused about whether they can continue to keep pets when they are pregnant. The reason is that they are afraid of Toxoplasma on their pets, which will cause abortion or fetal deformity when they contact them carelessly. If they want to keep pets and have babies safely and healthily, they must pay attention to the following points:

First, before pregnancy, relevant tests should be carried out. If there is no problem with the pet and the pregnant mother, pregnancy can continue; if the pet and the pregnant mother have signs of infection, treatment must be carried out under the guidance of the doctor before pregnancy.

Second, after pregnancy, keep a certain distance from small pets, and do not contact them closely and frequently.

Third, keep the environment at home clean. The family should help the pet clean frequently. The pregnant mother should also keep good personal hygiene and wash hands frequently.

Fourth, do not eat meat from unknown and immature animals. They may be infected with Toxoplasma gondii.