The feline master plan
I have been fascinated by mimetic and physical viruses of the mind for some time now, and this new correlation study on 80,000 people found a 50% increase in schizophrenia for those infected with T.gondii from their cats.
“T. gondii, a brain-dwelling parasite estimated to be hosted by at least 2 billion people around the world, doesn’t create symptoms in most people who become infected. In rodents, mice seemingly lose their inhibitions, becoming more exploratory and losing their aversion to cat odours. The same kind of risky behaviour has been seen observed in human studies, where links have been documented between T. gondii infections and everything from car crashes to entrepreneurial activity.
The new study, led by researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, analysed data from over 80,000 individuals who took part in the Danish Blood Donor Study – a giant cohort, providing the basis for what the team calls the “largest to date serological study” in this area. In terms of T. gondii, compared to a control group, the blood work revealed individuals with the infection were almost 50 percent more likely (odds ratio 1.47) to be diagnosed with schizophrenia disorders compared to those without an infection.” — https://www.sciencealert.com/mind-altering-cat-parasite-linked-to-schizophrenia-in-largest-study-yet
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