Toxoplasma gondii

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Tuesday 12/22/2009
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by
the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii
bugs in the drugs - this is what they put in the drugs to turn the drug addicts into schizophrenics
the toxoplasmosis parasite is believed to be a possible cause for the development of schizophrenia. a person with schizophrenia is more likely to have toxoplasmosis than the general population

There are claims of Toxoplasma causing antisocial attitudes in men and promiscuity (or even "signs of higher intelligence") in women, and greater susceptibility to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in all infected persons

People with latent toxoplasmosis were found to have a "significantly increased risk" of road accidents.

* in France, for example, around 88% of the population are carriers, probably due to a high consumption of raw and lightly cooked meat
* Prince François, Count of Clermont, pretender to the Throne of France
(this disability has caused him to be overlooked in the line of succession).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis


news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2176548.stm
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Tuesday 12/22/2009
so that's what they did
they wanted us to have schizophrenia and bipolar
so they just infected us with Toxoplasma gondii
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis


news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2176548.stm
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THEY may look like lovable pets but Britain’s estimated 9m
domestic cats are being blamed by scientists for infecting up to half the population with a parasite that can alter people’s personalities.

The startling figures emerge from studies into toxoplasma gondii, a parasite carried by almost all the country’s feline population. They show that half of Britain’s human population carry the parasite in their brains, and that infected people may undergo slow but crucial changes in their behaviour.

Infected men, suggests one new study, tend to become more aggressive, scruffy, antisocial and are less attractive. Women, on the other hand, appear to exhibit the “sex kitten” effect, becoming less trustworthy, more desirable, fun- loving and possibly more promiscuous.

Interestingly, for those who draw glib conclusions about national stereotypes, the number of people infected in France is much higher than in the UK.

people infected with the toxoplasma parasite are at greater risk of developing schizophrenia and manic depression

“The evidence is that cats are the main cause of infection.”
Toxoplasma moves in a natural cycle between rats and cats
Scientists there have found that when the parasite invades rats it somehow reprograms their brains, reversing their natural fear of cats. It is this same ability to destroy natural inhibitions that is thought to be at work in humans.

doctors studying how toxoplasma alters rat behaviour and the chemical weapons it uses to subvert the brain said: “The fact that a single-celled parasite can have such an effect on the mammalian or even human brain is amazing.”

The findings will not please cat lovers
www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=99546
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One startling fact to emerge from research is the great differences in levels of infection. In France and Germany, for example, about 80%-90% of people are infected — nearly twice that in Britain or America.

“I am French and I have even wondered if there is an effect on national character,” Berdoy said.

Dr Dominique Soldati, a researcher at Imperial College in London, is studying ways of blocking toxoplasma from getting into cells.
“Once you are infected you cannot get rid of this parasite and the numbers of them slowly grow over the years,” she said. “It’s not a nice thought.”

Dangerrrr: cats (and mice) could alter your personality
www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=99546
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www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=279745
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picture
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