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==Treatment==

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Pregnant women should avoid contact with cats. If contact is unavoidable, pregnant women should at least avoid cleaning cat litter boxes or wear gloves when doing so. Meat should be cooked thoroughly, to a temperature of 165 to 170° F (74 to 77° C), and hands should be washed thoroughly after handling raw meat, soil, or cat litter. Freezing to a temperature of 9° F (13° C ) or below also destroys the parasite.

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Asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent patients do not require treatment.

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Asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent patients do not require treatment. However, immunocompromised people, neonates and pregnant women should be treated, usually with sulfadiazine and pyrimethamine. Clindamycin can also be used.

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From a veterinary perspective, the emphasis is on preventing human ''Toxoplasma gondii'' infection.

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