An article & 12 minute video describing possible behavioral impact to humans, see timestamp 4:08.
Toxoplasma gondii is spread through cat feces and targets rodents, making them sexually attracted to the scent of cat urine. The video and article discuss specific, potential human psychological impacts from infection including," mental illness [...] people with schizophrenia are 2-3 times more likely to have antigens to the cat parasite. It's also been linked to manic depression and to suicide."
Time index 4:08 in the video is where the discussion begins.
I find this interesting because I have been wondering why it seems many people on the left seem psychologically disturbed, particularly women. Is there a correlation between leftism and cat ownership?
I admit this is stretching a lot but, given the feral hatred of Ivermectin, a potent anti parasitic, can there be something to this line of questioning?
I love cats, been around them my whole life, including the rest of my based family
I also have a cat (and it's definitely a lib), it's possible our cats are not infected with the parasite.
I've noticed a distinction between conservatives being dog owners and liberals being cat owners, in my area anyway. The conservatives who own cats own "rat cats", outdoors only to control rodents on their property, not indoors. But their dogs are part of the family.
I've noticed that conservatives with a housecat tend to only have one. I don't know if your risk of infection goes up with multiple cats or if multiple cats is a symptom of infection.
lmao it's like the chicken and the egg question, we may never know
I had a job cleaning carpets once. Been in houses so saturated with cat piss theybhad to replace sub flooring. Get a black light, turn off all the lights at night and check your walls with a black light. I've seen houses where the cat urine on the walls became florescent from the black light 3 feet up the wall. Right next to the dining table. One cat pisses 80 gallons a year. I don't hate them but don't want one in my house.
A friend was an indoor air quality investigator and told me their saliva dries, becomes airborne, gets into the a/c system, then coats everything in the house. He said he could take a clean plate out of the cupboard, swab it, and it would be positive for cat.
They are also linked to increased traffic accidents and a few other indicators of behavioral effects.
So, that is how we get a crazy cat lady?
Anyone can get Toxo, not just the libs.
If you have a cat you probably do have it.
One of signs is that the infected don't notice the smell of cat piss, cat ladies have no idea that their home stinks. I had two cats growing up and never failed to notice that the litter box needed cleaning, you can have cats and avoid infection if you follow basic sanitary procedures plus not all cats are carriers.
That aside I've never met a cat lady that wasn't a flaming liberal and they're always insanely suggestible.
Absolutely true.
Dang, that would make sense. My little brother is a blind lemming and loves cats.
Rats get attracted, go in for the sex, cat eats em. Maybe cats evolved that to eat better.