Rage Disorder Linked with Toxoplasmosis (2016)
Toxoplasmosis is an extremely interesting parasite. I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if it is recognized as an important public health issue in the coming decade.<p>Is has been linked to all sorts of disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Prof. Jaroslav Flegr contributed many important studies, especially in the early stages of toxoplasmosis research [1]. He was also featured by an Atlantic article, which was one of the first to bring public attention to the field of research [2].<p>One particularly interesting finding is how it interacts with the RH factor. It might explain the relative stability of the distribution of the two types in the population even though one of them should have a serious disadvantage (birth complications) [3].<p>The hard question is how to prevent it. Due to how many different infection vectors there are, the only sound pieces of advice are &quot;eat your meat well done&quot; and &quot;avoid getting in contact with garden soil&quot;. Development of a vaccine for cats is a promising solution since the parasite can only be transmitted by cats.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.natur.cuni.cz&#x2F;flegr&#x2F;publ.php" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.natur.cuni.cz&#x2F;flegr&#x2F;publ.php</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2012&#x2F;03&#x2F;how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy&#x2F;308873&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2012&#x2F;03&#x2F;how-you...</a><p>[3]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.natur.cuni.cz&#x2F;flegr&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;rhWho.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.natur.cuni.cz&#x2F;flegr&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;rhWho.pdf</a>