Parasite transmitted by soil and cat faeces may cause a FIFTH of cases, study claims
The researcher noted that in some countries, the prevalence of T. gondii infection is much higher than in the US and these countries also have a higher incidence of schizophrenia.
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I remember tasting a spoon of dirt growing up, and there isn’t schizophrenia in my family. I wonder if that did it???
Thought this was only for pregnant women…the cat feces part?
Seriously though, you should avoid cat poop…wash hands if you touch it and stuff…
I was tested for toxoplasmosis last pregnancy, so, no such luck for me.
I think it’s because my cat slept on my homework when I was 10.
Here is the scientific paper:
Estimating the population attributable fraction for schizophrenia when Toxoplasma gondii is assumed absent in human populations
I’m a little on the fence about this, how can they estimate 20% without testing the entire sz population?
I lost track about here. Can someone tell me what this paragraph means.
“Some antipsychotic drugs can stop the parasite from reproducing, but studies in mice, rats and people have also shown that infection with T. gondii triggers changes in behaviour and personality”
The drugs can stop the parasite…but studies have shown…
How do the two parts of the sentence fit together? If you have it + take the right drugs, are you cured?
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2814625/Can-catch-schizophrenia-Parasite-transmitted-soil-cat-faeces-cause-one-fifth-cases-study-claims.html#ixzz3I9xwrU00
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Well… it was from a Veterinary Journal… so its probably safe to assume that the author is a vet not a pdoc and he was writing it from his perspective.