Re:“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re...
by foobiekr on Sunday August 02, 2020 @02:53PM
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I've been curious for awhile and have failed to find references to how quickly the body clears toxoplasma gondii; I have read on and off about the vaccine work there, and it seems that once you've been infected re-infection does not occur.
It's surprisingly hard to find papers on clearance, but also hard to find papers on long term effects vs. effects while actively infected.
Re:“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re...
by lima on Sunday August 02, 2020 @04:17PM
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Toxoplasmosis is a chronic infection that is never fully cleared from the body. There is some evidence that the length of the infection correlates with strength of symptoms.
It's surprisingly hard to find papers on clearance, but also hard to find papers on long term effects vs. effects while actively infected.