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In reply to the discussion: For the life of me, I don't understand how people don't see Trump [View all]Attilatheblond
(2,432 posts)90. That for sure. Plus I wonder about how many people have toxoplasmosis infections
and have had their brains messed up from the parasite. It can cause some pretty strange things and so far, we have no cure. Throw in decades of hate radio/tv and the paranoia those talking shit heads inspire and there is fertile ground for masses of people to behave like mindless drones following dangerous leaders who pander to their baser instincts.
Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled protozoan parasite that invades the cells of a variety of host organisms, including humans, and causes a disease known as toxoplasmosis. T. gondii is sometimes nicknamed the "mind-control parasite" because toxoplasmosis can cause a range of neurological and behavioural changes in infected animals, although most human infections have no clear symptoms.
The pathogen is one of the most common infectious parasites in the world and could lay dormant in up to half of the world's population, as well as almost any warm-blooded animal species. But there is still much we don't know about this extremely weird parasite.
The pathogen is one of the most common infectious parasites in the world and could lay dormant in up to half of the world's population, as well as almost any warm-blooded animal species. But there is still much we don't know about this extremely weird parasite.
[link:https://www.livescience.com/surprising-toxoplasma-gondii-facts|
Because it can be easily transmitted to humans via multiple pathways and often goes unnoticed by infected individuals, T. gondii is one of the most common infectious parasites in humans.
A 2014 study published in journal PLOS One estimated that between 30% and 50% of the global population could be infected with or have been infected with T. gondii. But infection rates likely vary significantly in different parts of the world. For example, the CDC estimates that around 40 million Americans, or around 12% of the population, may have a T. gondii infection
A 2014 study published in journal PLOS One estimated that between 30% and 50% of the global population could be infected with or have been infected with T. gondii. But infection rates likely vary significantly in different parts of the world. For example, the CDC estimates that around 40 million Americans, or around 12% of the population, may have a T. gondii infection
More concern:
One of the parasite's most frightening and most controversial possible effects is its impact on the mind. In rats and other animals, it can cause behavioral changes (see more below) and it has been linked to several different neurological disorders in humans too.
Two of the most noteworthy conditions to be linked to T. gondii are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
In 2006, a study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry first suggested that babies that contract T. gondii in the womb had higher rates of schizophrenia later in life than those who were not exposed prenatally. In 2014, a study published in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease showed that people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were more likely to have T. gondii antibodies in their system, which are left behind from a previous infection.
T. gondii has also been linked to changes in human behaviour, some of which could be deadly. In 2015, a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggested that T. gondii infections could make people more aggressive and impulsive, potentially even increasing the likelihood suicide.
Two of the most noteworthy conditions to be linked to T. gondii are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
In 2006, a study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry first suggested that babies that contract T. gondii in the womb had higher rates of schizophrenia later in life than those who were not exposed prenatally. In 2014, a study published in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease showed that people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were more likely to have T. gondii antibodies in their system, which are left behind from a previous infection.
T. gondii has also been linked to changes in human behaviour, some of which could be deadly. In 2015, a study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggested that T. gondii infections could make people more aggressive and impulsive, potentially even increasing the likelihood suicide.
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Even if they hate him, I fully expect most Republicans will vote for Trump over Biden.
Earth-shine
Apr 26
#3
I'll bet he makes a lot of them feel uneasy, but the Republican voters will come home for him.
Earth-shine
Apr 26
#12
Anger here at the youngster never reprimanded or the adult always hiding bhind Roy Cohn.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 26
#45
That for sure. Plus I wonder about how many people have toxoplasmosis infections
Attilatheblond
Apr 27
#90
I agree. I reference the drunk in the bar that "knows everything" at times.
LiberalFighter
Apr 26
#37
He is a sociopath. Neither of the other is even though both are characters..
Evolve Dammit
Apr 26
#47
Toxoplasmosis is said to be a common parasite and humans get it. Lots of humans
Attilatheblond
Apr 27
#91
Ed, you suffer from an inability to hate the poor, the foreign, and the truly vulnerable
Bucky
Apr 26
#27
If regular politicians (Republican or Democratic) haven't solved your problems....
brooklynite
Apr 26
#43
He validates their bigotry and racism and homophobia and misogyny and antisemitism and Islamophobia and *
Oopsie Daisy
Apr 26
#44
Trump supporters by and large see themselves in this small, petty, vindictive man
peggysue2
Apr 27
#74