February 10, 2012
Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite in cat shit that gives human fetuses brain damage and rewires your brain so that you no longer find cats and their poop repulsive.
The “latent” parasite may be quietly tweaking the connections between our neurons, changing our response to frightening situations, our trust in others, how outgoing we are, and even our preference for certain scents. And that’s not all. He also believes that the organism contributes to car crashes, suicides, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia. When you add up all the different ways that it can harm us, says Flegr, “Toxoplasma might even kill as many people as malaria, or at least a million people a year.
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