Tuesday, March 13, 2007

TOXOPLASMOSIS AND ESCHIZOPHRENIA?









Oxford scientist studies showed that Toxoplasma parasite produce alterations in the brain chemistry of rats producing uusual behaviors with regard to smell cat urne diferent to no parasited rats.,also female parasited have more male than female en born ratio.
But the more contraversial of studies are the effects potencial in human in the same situation.The relationships betewen toxoplasmosis and more cases of schizofrenia including other strong psycological effects including delusions,hallucinations an paranoia.
Toxoplasmosis a protozoo unicelular parasite in most comun in human afecting more than 60 million persons in the world in 39 countries.
The question is high toxoplasmosis rates in a country population alter the culture od some nations?

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