There is a parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals on Earth and nearly 33 percent of people have been infected, and the parasite and suicide, brain cancer has a mysterious connection. The parasite is most common in cats - if we understand this situation, (and if they are not so cute words) meow star who would have died out. However, how the truth of it?
This parasite called Toxoplasma gondii can infect any warm-blooded animal, causing toxoplasmosis. Fortunately, the situation of human toxoplasmosis occur very few, if any, are fatal.
Having said that, Toxoplasma is still an important issue of scientific and medical research community. A form of Stanford University showed toxoplasmosis caused a high mortality rate, especially for people with weakened immune systems, such as people with HIV or HIV infected people. This disease for infants and other immunocompromised patients are also very dangerous.
Now how do you think? After recording a number of studies found that a normal person exposed to this parasite and infection route mainly from:
- Raw, undercooked
- Unpasteurized
- Raw, unwashed
--Cat.
There are interesting tidbits that, when a French scientist to prove parasites can be spread through raw meat to feed orphans almost raw beef, mutton, the conclusion is true. If you want this to be happen in hundreds of years ago, then it will be disappointed that this happened in 1965. At that time these orphans being held in a nursing home (where specialized treatment of chronic disease).
If you dislike the French orphan who do experimental approach, think about co-founded in 1946 by the Public Health Service, the Pan American Health Bureau of Health and the US National Institutes of Health, led by Dr. John Charles Cutler on the test disc Lin Xilin syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases, the effectiveness of the experiment in Guatemala, they find prostitutes with syphilis, and let them unwitting Guatemalan soldiers, prisoners and mental health patients have relations. These people have been infected during sexual intercourse, a few are done directly through the spinal tap.
This experiment does not know how many people died, there is no published research results. If you feel bad, you can look up the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment, about 600 US citizens were told that they get free medical care, but in fact the doctor just by how they treat syphilis and Progress (many died the disease spread to more people, because these people are completely in the dark). Dr. John Cutler was involved in the experiment. His reckless experiment so many people died, but he himself is the way to rise higher and higher, became Assistant Secretary US Department of Health Bureau. He did not say so, each country has its bugs.
Seemingly beside the point, about cats, they are the definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii. Indeed, T. gondii can only be done in cats sexual reproduction, while in other warm-blooded animal, it can be asexual reproduction, "indefinite" stay in your body. Because Toxoplasma unable to complete the life cycle in the human body, so we can only be regarded as "intermediate host."
In front of some people go out to strangle cute cat, we still have to emphasize the possibility of infection from cats, meow microphone unless you processed manure did not wash their hands, the risk of infection is minimal. If you are not pregnant, the risk of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats is smaller. Because Toxoplasma gondii can be passed to the baby through the mother's pregnancy, but we have just said, and immunocompromised infants infected easily die. Even so the possibility is very small, unless it is infected during pregnancy. Taking into account the consequences and unborn baby, it is recommended during pregnancy or caution.
Although the vast majority of people are in a safe state, but a global one-third of people infected with Toxoplasma gondii, yes, 1/3. In addition, in the United States about 40 percent of people infected with the parasite, usually through unwashed vegetables or undercooked meat. About 15% of infected Americans parasite cysts in the heart, nervous system and skeletal muscle tissue, each parasite cysts contain thousands of parasite. However, the vast majority of these people never realize they are infected, they will not suffer any adverse effects. British public health official website points out, common symptoms of toxoplasmosis for healthy people who are usually mild. If you have any intense symptoms, you may be infected with the parasite for the first time.
So, even though a third of the world's people are infected with the parasite, but unless you are suffering from serious immune system disease or organ transplant or are pregnant, toxoplasma never bother you.
Likewise, we say "might" because more and more people are infected, although unconfirmed, but many fear that this parasite can cause mental health problems. For example, studies of Maryland School of Medicine found that women infected with the parasite would be suicidal 1.5 times. Other studies have also linked the parasite and more worrisome health problems such as schizophrenia and brain linked together.
The ability of the parasite in its most attractive place apparently thought control, or that host certain behaviors. Specifically, the mice infected with the parasite will be attracted by the smell of cat urine, usually before they avoided such as snakes and scorpions. Needless to say, this makes it easier to be eaten by the cat mouse, rat then became the preferred host of Toxoplasma gondii parasite. Thankfully, humans do not have this with the psychological changes.
(Author: Yang sister)
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