It has long been known that the Toxoplasma gondii parasite alters its host's behavior, but now it seems the way it alters it depends on the sex of the host.
Until recently it was thought to be an insignificant disease in
healthy people, Sydney University of Technology infectious disease
researcher Nicky Boulter said, but new research has revealed its
mind-altering properties.
Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education
and have shorter attention spans. They are also more likely to
break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social,
suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to
women.
On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing,
friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to
men compared with non-infected controls.
In short, it can make men behave like alley cats and women
behave like sex kittens.
Do you know about 40 per cent of the world's population is infected with
Toxoplasma gondii?That's it! If you are a man, maybe you are dumb and it is not your fault.And if you are a woman, you are sexy because a parasite controls you.It means that Cat-woman isn't just a cartoon... Source:
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