Hi Luke, I know that cats who go outside can pick up toxoplasmosis. Apparently it's a parasite. That is why pregnant women should not empty litter boxes. But I reckon any wild game could pick it up as easily as a cat. Thanks for the warning! Cameron, do you know anything about this? rr --- Luke Van Santen <Luke.VanSanten@dot.state.mn.us> wrote: > To which I felt I had to respond. > > Now most of you might already know this, but before my wife became > pregnant, I did not. Wild game (or at least that served to pregnant > women) must be cooked to an internal temp of at least 160F (just like > hamburger) so that the expecting mother does not contract toxoplasmosis. > Evidently, toxoplasmosis causes miscarriages. Enough said. > === Rockin' Randy's Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~rocknrandy/index.html El Grande's Shrine: http://members.tripod.com/~rocknrandy/chilehead.html _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com