Cats — those gif-able, meme-driving, better-than-dog pets — are awesome.* Their poop? Not so much. It's long been known that some cats carry a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, or T. gondii, and that ...

Your cuddly, meme-worthy kitty — or, more specifically, its poop — could be a “vast and underappreciated” public health problem, scientists warn. Pregnant women and people with immune deficiencies ...