This is, like, the fifth time I’ve seen this headline. Everytime the mention that one study that says people get the disorder from eating too much cat shit. Sure. That totally sounds like a thing that happens often enough for a study to find that as a significant cause. This article, however, said that study met “mixed reception.” So it went on for a few minutes without saying anything and concluded “We just don’t know enough about the link between schizophrenia and cats.” This, my comrades, is real science.
Toxoplasmosis is real, and there is an association with schizophrenia. The issue isn’t “eating cat shit”, it’s that you can catch it from ingesting anything that has come into contact with a contaminated surface. There’s a real risk for pregnant women from handling cat litter for instance.
The question is if toxoplasmosis causes schizophrenia, or if the symptoms of prodromal schizophrenia make you more likely to get a cat.
Either way, a large portion of the population having permanent brain parasites probably isn’t a good thing, and I’m surprised there isn’t more research into ways to eliminate them. Maybe the parasites manipulate our politicians to stop that research? 🤔🤔🤔
Toxoplasmosis is the realm cause of anti vax
I mean, cats are cool. With such a large population owning cats, I feel like it’s kinda silly to try to associate it with any kind of neuordivergence. Or maybe being neuordivergent just makes you want a chill companion.