Cats and Their Brain-Controlling Parasites Are Targeting Your Children

Toxoplasma gondii, the protozoan parasite found in cats everywhere that may or may not be controlling your brain at this very instant, is out to get the children. That's according to a new doom-and-gloom study out of Johns Hopkins University.

Let's get this out of the way: T. gondii is an extremely interesting parasite that has been at least casually associated with some not-so-great things. A study last year found that people with the parasite have slower reaction times and are more likely to take risks than people without it. Other studies have casually correlated it with suicidal behavior, depression, OCD, and even brain cancer.

Source: Cats and Their Brain-Controlling Parasites Are Targeting Your Children | Motherboard

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