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Toxoplasmosis cysts in cat feces are infectious to other animals as soon as the feces is produced.

A) True
B) False

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Toxoplasmosis cysts in cat feces are not infectious to other animals as soon as the feces is produced. They become infective after the oocysts undergo sporulation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that toxoplasmosis cysts in cat feces are infectious to other animals as soon as the feces is produced is false.

According to the information provided, cat feces contain unsporulated oocysts, which take 1-5 days to sporulate and become infective. Intermediate hosts, such as birds and rodents, become infected after ingesting soil, water, or plant material contaminated with these infective oocysts. Therefore, the cat feces are not immediately infectious upon production, but rather after the oocysts have undergone sporulation.

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