Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by emarsh on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:25AM
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This is fascinating and horrifying. I often wonder if there are parasites we doing know about that affect human behavior.
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Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by wging on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:51AM
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It's been covered in science fiction a number of times - what comes to mind immediately is Marc Laidlaw's take. https://www.marclaidlaw.com/online-fiction/leng-along/
(He's a talented writer; if you know his name, it might be because he wrote for the Half-Life games.)
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by dunefox on Thursday September 15, 2022 @02:56AM
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The girl with all the gifts.
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by arrosenberg on Thursday September 15, 2022 @02:05AM
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As someone mentioned, Toxoplasmosis is one. We also know that your gut bacteria produce exudates that affect mood, sleep and other things.
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by RF_Savage on Thursday September 15, 2022 @02:37AM
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One has to treat their housemates in the gut well to sleep well it seems. :)
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by hypertele-Xii on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:23AM
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Or clean house.
It's uncomfortable for sure, but you'll live through it - they won't. Get better tenants.
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by LargoLasskhyfv on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:34AM
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Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by POPOSYS on Thursday September 15, 2022 @12:36AM
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There are! One of the most dangerous is forcing you to write the word "doing" in places it makes no sense!
Re:How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts
by blooalien on Thursday September 15, 2022 @04:38AM
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Pretty sure they meant "don't know about" in the phrase you're referring to. Perhaps they were posting from a portable "smart" device and got caught out by the ever so reliable "auto-wrong" system, or maybe they just had a "brain-fart" while typing fast…