Toxoplasma Gondii: The 'Mind-Control' Parasite

from Viral Load · host Brett Bayles, professor / Andy Pupa, not a professor

Send a textOn this week's Viral Load, Brett and Andy are back in the world of parasites. Are you a cat lover? You're in luck, so does the "mind control" parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Tune in to find out why you really shouldn't f**ck with cats!...References: https://www.livescience.com/56529-strange-facts-about-toxoplasma-gondii-parasite.htmlhttps://www.livescience.com/toxoplasmosis.htmlhttps://theconversation.com/toxoplasma-cat-poo-parasite-infects-billions-so-why-is-it-so-hard-to-study-120688https://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/1/127.longhttps://www.livescience.com/65038-why-usda-conducted-experiments-cat-cannibalism.htmlhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023277https://www.livescience.com/54141-toxoplasmosis-parasite-linked-with-rage-disorder.html

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