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Humans Infected With 'Mind-Altering' Parasite Seen as More Attractive (cat parasite)
Real Clear Science ^ | 3-28-22 | Ross Pomeroy

Posted on 04/01/2022 6:47:12 PM PDT by dynachrome

The single-celled protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is a fascinating parasite. Replicating only in cat intestines, it is excreted in feces and subsequently spreads to many other organisms, not just felines. Inside these critters, it winds its way to the brain and transforms into numerous cysts, patiently waiting to return to its desired nine-lived host. But, though dormant, it is not entirely inert. T. gondii actually alters its host's behavior. Mice, for example, grow less fearful of cats, making them easier prey. Just like T. gondii wanted...

Humans are also affected by T. gondii. About one in ten Americans and a third of people globally host the parasite. And yes, it seems to sneakily mess with our minds, too. Studies suggest that infested humans have ever-so-slightly impaired motor skills, undertake additional risks, and get into more automotive accidents. The parasite's presence is also linked to an elevated risk of schizophrenia.

Curiously, as as new study published in PeerJ finds, T. gondii may also change humans' physical appearance. An international team turned up a link between a latent infection and facial attractiveness. The researchers recruited 213 healthy college students at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, all of whom had previously been tested for T. gondii. Thirty-five subjects (22 men and 13 women) had the parasite, while 178 (86 men and 92 women) did not. The researchers then asked the subjects various questions and took pictures of their faces.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearscience.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: beauty; cats; disease; felines; parasite; schizophrenia; toxoplasmagondii
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So, cleaning the litter box makes me more handsome?
1 posted on 04/01/2022 6:47:12 PM PDT by dynachrome
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“T. gondii infection may produce changes in facial symmetry of its hosts through changes in endocrinological variables such as testosterone levels,” the researchers wrote. “These changes, both in the endocrinology system and in facial symmetry, would ultimately benefit the spread of the parasite by increasing the attractiveness of its hosts.”


2 posted on 04/01/2022 6:47:38 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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I’ve long suspected that the “crazy cat lady” paradigm is caused by the cats.


3 posted on 04/01/2022 6:50:46 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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4 posted on 04/01/2022 6:51:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: dynachrome

Most surly, Pfizer is already working on a mRNA vaccine that will make this problem go away for humans. After 2 doses. And, as long as there is a monthly booster.


5 posted on 04/01/2022 6:53:05 PM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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To: dynachrome

Good question, unlike your links, both of which go to a WHOOPS page.


6 posted on 04/01/2022 6:55:16 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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So, this parasite gives women schizophrenia AND makes them hotter?

The Crazy-Hot Matrix finally explained by science!


7 posted on 04/01/2022 6:55:31 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: Don W

Come up fine for me.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2022/03/28/humans_infected_with_mind-altering_parasite_seen_as_more_attractive_823945.html


8 posted on 04/01/2022 6:57:28 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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“So, cleaning the litter box makes me more handsome?”

It also makes your scent more attractive to rats!


9 posted on 04/01/2022 6:57:55 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: dynachrome

I always found by me drinking excessively and going out after 1 a.m. pretty much everyone I saw became more attractive. The benefits seemed to diminish as the alcohol wore off.


10 posted on 04/01/2022 7:01:00 PM PDT by vg0va3
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To: dynachrome

test all democraps immediately!!


11 posted on 04/01/2022 7:04:31 PM PDT by sit-rep ( )
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Well I don’t know where they come from
But they sure do come
I hope they comin’ for me
And I don’t know how they do it but they sure do it good
I hope they doin’ it for free

They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

The first time that I got it
I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next door
I went and see the Dr. and he gave me the cure
I think I got it some more

They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

I got a bad cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

It’s nothin’ dangerous I feel no pain
I’ve got to ch-ch-change
You know you got it when you’re going insane
It makes a grown man cryin’ cryin’
Won’t you make my bed

I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand
They know they gettin’ it from me
They know just where to go
When they need their lovin’ man
They know I do it for free

I give ‘em cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
They got it bad scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever


12 posted on 04/01/2022 7:11:50 PM PDT by algore
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To: dynachrome

My old crazy cat lady neighbor has it.


13 posted on 04/01/2022 7:13:41 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dynachrome

It appears my VPN doesn’t like that site


14 posted on 04/01/2022 7:14:02 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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Changing countries can help.


15 posted on 04/01/2022 7:16:19 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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I am a retired veterinarian and could have given them the results of the research from just observation. I’ve seen some real crazy cat women and women that collected cats. I’m sure that many of my colleagues would concur with my observations.


16 posted on 04/01/2022 7:18:18 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: dynachrome

The Demonrat parasite.


17 posted on 04/01/2022 7:25:20 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: ETCM

So I’m now looking for women in the danger zone of the Crazy-Hot Matrix that hate cats.


18 posted on 04/01/2022 7:27:51 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: dynachrome

This COULD explain Florida Man.


19 posted on 04/01/2022 7:28:59 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: dynachrome

Don’t buy that lie, it’s just a means to get you to cleanup after her cat.😁


20 posted on 04/01/2022 7:41:49 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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