Mysterious Link Between Owning Cats And Schizophrenia Is Real, Study Says

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39. some cats carry a parasite that causes toxoplasmosis

and that little bugger might cause neurological issues. Years ago, there were report on tests with infected rodents indicated abnormal responses to stimuli, like no fear of cats, or deep depression

Here's an abstract with more current information
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548174/]

The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to infect up to 30% of the world population, leading to lifelong chronic infection of the brain and muscle tissue. Although most latent T. gondii infections in humans have traditionally been considered asymptomatic, studies in rodents suggest phenotypic neurological changes are possible. Consequently, several studies have examined the link between T. gondii infection and diseases such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, bipolar disorder, dysphoria, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). To date, there is varying evidence of the relationship of T. gondii to these human neurological or neurobehavioral disorders. A thorough review of T. gondii literature was conducted to highlight and summarize current findings. We found that schizophrenia was most frequently linked to T. gondii infection, while sleep disruption showed no linkage to T. gondii infection, and other conditions having mixed support for a link to T. gondii. However, infection as a cause of human neurobehavioral disease has yet to be firmly established.

When you read 30% of the world population estimated to be infected, and then consider it is suspected in a lot of mental issues, well, it would explain a lot, wouldn't it? Now, we need more research, maybe looking into the % of convicted criminals, psych patients, or MAGAs who eschew basic hygiene practices to protect health might be infected. Perhaps trumpism has an organic component?