You are reviewing for your nursing school entry exam with your study group. Each person in the group agrees to cover one disease. You select toxoplasmosis for your presentation. Toxoplasmosis can be a serious problem for those who are immunosuppressed, as well as for fetuses. Even in healthy people, the immune system may not clear the organism, resulting in a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines.
-Prevention of toxoplasmosis involves
A) vaccination of domestic animals.
B) avoiding inadequately cooked meat.
C) prophylactic antibiotics for cat owners.
D) filtering and chlorinating water.
E) vaccination of people and their pets.

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The most common way of contracting toxoplasmosis is through ingestion of undercooked or contaminated meat, so avoiding inadequately cooked meat is the most effective way to prevent the disease. Vaccination of domestic animals or people, prophylactic antibiotics for cat owners, and filtering and chlorinating water are not effective prevention methods for toxoplasmosis.

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