Mind-altering parasite spread by CATS and carried by billions of people worldwide 'may lead to' chat

Dailmail UK ^ | January 30, 2019

[SMGFan]

People with the infection were more likely to have schizophrenia, experts found

Parasite T. gondii is believed to affect 350,000 Britons and 60million in the US

Findings add to previous research showing a link to mind-altering behaviours

[donna]

herpes virus = sexual promiscuity

researchers found that people with high genetic risk of schizophrenia and who also presented high levels of Epstein-Barr virus antibibodies had an increased probability to pertain to the schizophrenia group — more than eight times higher, to be precise.
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3719986/posts

[M Kehoe]

You win the internets this week.

5.56mm

[JME_FAN]

Is this a thinly-veiled attempt to explain leftist behavior?

[BusterDog]

We are just one parasite mutation away from that Zombie Apocalypse

[Reily]

That explains crazy cat ladies!

[mewzilla]

Cravendale: Catnapped

[SpaceBar]

Toxoplasmosis can remain largely asymptomatic, but causes behavioral changes in the host, particularly danger seeking activities and disregard for self-preservation. Other studies (Scandanavian) suggest that it lowers motor skills and may lead to higher motor vehicle accident rates. Liberals behave in ways contrary to their own survival, passionately, so theories suggesting causality between the microbe and crazy libs is not without merit, and needs to be looked into further.

[SgtHooper]

LMAO!

[dhs12345]

It may look like fluffy. It may sound like fluffy... but is really a pod person from planet x.

[Rebelbase]

Older, childless women affected the most.

[the_daug]

Do an internet search evidently a lot of research. 7 Strange Facts about the 'Mind-Control' Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii

[mewzilla]

On a related note....

Infection with Toxoplasma gondii may lead to Alzheimer’s

[SgtHooper]

Democrats are rat-infested scumbags!!

[Tax-chick]

Whatever. We’re all gonna die. Might as well die with a happy cat on my lap. C’mere, Jake!

#MementoMori

[Do_Tar]

Mmm, urban rabbit.

[SpaceBar]

I wouldn't be surprised if fresh epidemiological (whew, needed the spellchecker on that one...) studies found links to suicide, substance abuse etc, that were unknown simply because it wasn't tracked. Sidenote: testing for the infection is a routine blood test.

[Do_Tar]

> Was there peer review of the finding.

It’s a consensus, don’t cha know.

[mewzilla]

Or it could be a spurious correlation. If lots of folks in the general population are infected, then dementia patients and schizophrenics are bound to be among them. But it’s wise to rule it out as a cause.

[SpaceBar]

That’s why real statisticians exist.

[Do_Tar]

>This hype is trotted out whenever there’s a slow news day.
It’s a perennial favorite.

You mean a purrenial favorite.

Sorry