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Toxoplasmosis Parasite Infection

People with rage disorder twice as likely to have latent toxoplasmosis parasite infection

Individuals with a psychiatric disorder involving recurrent bouts of extreme, impulsive anger -- road rage, for example -- are more than twice as likely to have been exposed to a common parasite than healthy individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis. In a study involving 358 adult subjects, researchers found that toxoplasmosis, a relatively harmless parasitic infection carried by an estimated 30 percent of all humans, is associated with intermittent explosive disorder and increased aggression. Ref. Source 4e.

Infection Parasite Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis: How a cat parasite exploits immune cells to reach the brain. Scientists have previously shown that a parasite from cats can infect people's brain and affect our behaviour. Now, researchers at Stockholm University have discovered how the parasite takes control of our cells. Source 9k.

Toxoplasmosis Parasite Infection Health & Special Psychology

Toxoplasmosis: A Manipulative Foodborne Brain Parasite. Nearly one quarter of Americans have already been infected with the brain parasite toxoplasma. Source 7t

Infection Parasite Toxoplasmosis

I think this has been ignored for too long but it could be the reason for the increasing number of mental conditions people are having.

Infection Parasite Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis and Schizophrenia. The brain parasite toxoplasma may be one of the most important risk factors for schizophrenia. Toxoplasma “infects about one-third of the population of developed countries” […] Source 5a.