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Is 'Cat Litter' Parasite Making You a Rageaholic?
Topic Started: Mar 25 2016, 02:49 PM (133 Views)
Darcie
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Uncontrollable, explosive bouts of anger such a road rage might be the result of an earlier brain infection from the toxoplasmosis parasite, an organism found in cat feces, a new study finds.

In the study of more than 350 adults, those with a psychiatric disorder called Intermittent Explosive Disorder, or IED, were twice as likely to have been infected by the toxoplasmosis parasite compared with healthy individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis.

The study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that toxoplasmosis — usually a mild or nonsymptomatic infection from a protozoan parasite called Toxoplasma gondii — may somehow alter people's brain chemistry to cause long-term behavior problems. Previous studies have linked toxoplasmosis to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, impulsivity and suicidal behavior.


http://www.livescience.com/54141-toxoplasmosis-parasite-linked-with-rage-disorder.html?cmpid=NL_Health_weekly_2016-03-24

I've heard about the parasite before and that it is dangerous for pregnant women but have never heard about the other possible problems.
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Trotsky
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I think I am a lot less prone to bursts of anger now that I no longer have cats.
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FuzzyO
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Trotsky it is quite possible you have simply mellowed with age.
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agate
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hmmm...have had cats all my life and am not prone to bouts of anger 1089
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angora
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I get little frizzles of anger when people complain about cats pooping in their garden while they're out buying sheep or cow manure.
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blizzard
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I need to remember that one Angora.
What about dogs?
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angora
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I only ever had a dog when I lived on a farm and any kind o poop was ok there. :)
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