CDC silent on zombie-inducing parasites that live in human brains
(They don’t want to scare us, I guess. But I don’t mind doing it.)
Discover Magazine (in 2008 reported here and here that) a single-cell parasite primarily found in cats, the Toxoplasma gondii … , the only host in which it can complete the reproductive step of its life cycle,” … can also live in the brain cells of thousands of other warm-blooded animals, including humans. The Toxoplasma, when living inside humans, is linked to causing significant changes in behavior, including neuroticism, increased aggression and schizophrenia. …
The CDC’s own website acknowledges that Toxoplasma is “considered to be a leading cause of death attributed to foodborne illness in the United States.”
Approximately 1 out of every 5 Americans are infected with the parasite, which is transmitted through the consumption of undercooked meats or by coming in contact with cat feces. …
(well, wouldn’t the eugenicists’ bio-engineers like to get a hold of that one? … And who started the rumor about the coming zombie apocalypse, anyway?)
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