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Link between toxoplasmosis and suicide?

post #1 of 6
7/8/12 at 5:56am
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Are ‘Cat Ladies’ More Likely to Attempt Suicide?
Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Self-directed Violence in Mothers

Interesting, but why blame cats rather than gardening or eating rare meat?
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post #2 of 6
7/8/12 at 3:39pm

Exactly.  I give it the attention it deserves.  Beneath contempt.  Common sense will protect anyone from this avoidable problem via ANY of the possible causes.  argh2.gif

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post #3 of 6
7/8/12 at 3:44pm
Considering a third of the world presents with antibodies for Toxoplasma gondii, meaning they've already been infected, I'm really not concerned. Clearly it hasn't killed a third of us yet. laughing02.gif
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post #4 of 6
7/8/12 at 9:11pm
I love these studies that look at correlation, not causation. rolleyes.gif
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post #5 of 6
7/9/12 at 5:54am

So basically, the way you get this from cats is cleaning the litterbox and licking your hands clean? Sorry, I love cats, but I am NOT a cat so cleaning my hands involves soap and water, thank you!

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post #6 of 6
7/9/12 at 8:20am

I saw this on the news the other day. They really stressed that most people get it from food rather than cats, they also had a lady from Alley Cat Allies on talking about it. The person that ran the study was also talking about it, stressing that more research needs to be done. 

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