Re:A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
by curiousthought on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @10:24AM
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Toxoplasma gondii affects animal behavior, I don't think it's a stretch to think it (or something similar) could affect humans in some way we haven't measured yet.
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Re:A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
by fipar on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @10:48AM
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I think it’s very common for parasites to affect their host’s behavior.
If you find this topic interesting, I recommend the book “Parasite Rex”
Re:A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
by bee_rider on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @10:59AM
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I think this is widely speculated already, right? It is just hard to measure human behavior. I mean one of the proposed effects on Wikipedia is a reduced aversion to cat urine. But obviously there is a correlation/causation question there, haha,