You know the creepiest part? Around 1 out of every 4 Americans are already infected with Toxoplasma gondii, from eating undercooked meat or coming in contact with cat feces. In mice, it alters their brain chemistry and removes their inherent fear of cats, causing themselves to be eaten, which then infects the cat and subsequently infects more mice....and people. Toxoplasma gondii alters the behavior of people as well, making them more suicidal or depressed or even schizophrenic and may be linked to Alzheimer's disease!
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