Today's longread is about the often unknown ways that parasites can affect human behavior. The specific focus of this article is the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is found in cat feces. Initially written off as simply a minor parasite, one researcher has unearthed a host of ways that people can be affected. While it's not a real cause for alarm, it demonstrates how much we still have to learn about parasites and human health.
"How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy" by Kathleen Mcauliffe
Published in the Atlantic, March 2012
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/8873/
Eric
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