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BubbleMan	Posted: Mar 10 2009, 11:45 PM
aka Aku Group: Members Posts: 18507 Member No.: 260 Joined: 27-January 04 Status: (0d)	http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fict...asp?NewsNum=547 I managed to find this. tldr, scientists estimate that about half of the human population is infected with Toxoplasma Gondii, a brain parasite that normally infects rats, causing them to ignore cats and get themselves eaten. It's pretty interesting. --------------------

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Posted: Mar 10 2009, 11:55 PM

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WTF? I doubt it. Will edit once I've read...

EDIT: Read it, and still don't believe it.

This post has been edited by OniLink10 on Mar 11 2009, 12:00 AM

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QUOTE (Mr. Aforcer @ Mar 11 2009, 07:57 AM)

And then the world makes sense.

damn that's a good reply

seldeslim	Posted: Mar 11 2009, 12:00 AM
so good that its banned Group: Members Posts: 4186 Member No.: 2016 Joined: 15-April 06 Status: (0d)	This is very interesting. Basically, people have brains that decay by the cause of parasites found in rats. -------------------- Tribute 1 BROWN mexican with forty years or less of AGE. Check all people your opponent controls, your opponent's hand, and all cards they draw (until the end of your opponent's third turn after this card's activation), and destroy all people with five or more years of AGE. also this is gato from new mfgg3 just in case you're wondering about my join date status you silly newbies

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Posted: Mar 11 2009, 12:03 AM

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QUOTE (OniLink10 @ Mar 10 2009, 08:55 PM)

WTF? I doubt it. Will edit once I've read...

EDIT: Read it, and still don't believe it.

they're altering your mind

to shield you from the truth.

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negasquid

Posted: Mar 11 2009, 12:23 AM

It's called civilian-targeting
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and this is why I refuse to wiki link parasites. After a discovery channel marathon, I can not stand to think about parasites, Ever. Paranoia runs deep. into your life it will creep. It starts when your always afraid, step out of line and then man will take you away.

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Posted: Mar 11 2009, 12:24 AM

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QUOTE (negasquid @ Mar 10 2009, 10:23 PM)

dust mites

they are everywhere man

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NICKtendo DS	Posted: Mar 11 2009, 04:24 AM
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Big Boo Fan	Posted: Mar 11 2009, 06:17 AM
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Posted: Mar 11 2009, 10:02 AM

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where science meets fiction

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fiction

Also, upon further research:

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The U.S. NHANES (1999-2004) national probability sample found that 10.8% of U.S. persons 6-49 years of age, and 11.0% of women 15-44 years of age, had Toxoplasma-specific IgG antibodies, indicating that they had been infected with the organism. This prevalence has significantly decreased from the NHANES III (1988-1994).

It is estimated that between 30% and 65% of all people worldwide are infected with Toxoplasmosis. However, there is large variation countries: in France, for example, around 88% of the population are carriers, probably due to a high consumption of raw and lightly cooked meat. Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil also have high prevalences of around 80%, over 80% and 67% respectively. In Britain, about 22% are carriers, and South Korea's rate is only 4.3%.

Source. "Half of the world's population" seems to be a drastic overexaggeration of rather ambiguous 30%-65%. Also, the article is very misleading in the sense it really doesn't specify where the concentration of these infections are and why.

Also from the article itself:

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As it turns out, science fiction writers have been thinking about whether or not parasites could alter a human being's behavior, or even take control of a person.

When one's proof contains quotes from science fiction to speculate further outcomes, I start getting a bit skeptical.

Also, besides the author's digression to speculations concerning science fiction; he/she never really clears up what the symptoms of the disease are. I found a source that did:

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Most infections in humans are asymptomatic, but at times the parasite can produce devastating disease. Infection may be congenitally or postnatally acquired. Congenital infection occurs only when a woman becomes infected during pregnancy. Congenital infections acquired during the first trimester are more severe than those acquired in the second and third trimester. While the mother rarely has symptoms of infection, she does have a temporary parasitemia. Focal lesions develop in the placenta and the fetus may become infected. At first there is generalized infection in the fetus. Later, infection is cleared from the visceral tissues and may localize in the central nervous system. A wide spectrum of clinical diseases occur in congenitally infected children. Mild disease may consist of slightly diminished vision, whereas severely diseased children may have the full tetrad of signs: retinochoroiditis, hydrocephalus, convulsions, and intracerebral calcification. Of these, hydrocephalus is the least common but most dramatic lesion of toxoplasmosis. By far the most common sequel of congenital toxoplasmosis is ocular disease.

Source. "Most infections in humans are asymptomatic," unlike most infections in rats, in which case the organism is caused to reject it's core instinct to avoid cats (and in most cases get itself killed). In other words, most humans don't usually show negative signs of having this disease, even if a large population of the world has contracted it. And even in the people who do demonstrate negative symptoms, these symptoms are not the same as they are in rats -- they vary from species to species.

Just thought I'd clear this up for the people who (like me) were skeptical of this whole ordeal at first.

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Posted: Mar 11 2009, 11:10 AM

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QUOTE (Mrs. Aforcer @ Mar 11 2009, 07:02 AM)

Also, upon further research:

Source. "Half of the world's population" seems to be a drastic overexaggeration of rather ambiguous 30%-65%. Also, the article is very misleading in the sense it really doesn't specify where the concentration of these infections are and why.

Also from the article itself:

When one's proof contains quotes from science fiction to speculate further outcomes, I start getting a bit skeptical.

Also, besides the author's digression to speculations concerning science fiction; he/she never really clears up what the symptoms of the disease are. I found a source that did:

Source. "Most infections in humans are asymptomatic," unlike most infections in rats, in which case the organism is caused to reject it's core instinct to avoid cats (and in most cases get itself killed). In other words, most humans don't usually show negative signs of having this disease, even if a large population of the world has contracted it. And even in the people who do demonstrate negative symptoms, these symptoms are not the same as they are in rats -- they vary from species to species.

Just thought I'd clear this up for the people who (like me) were skeptical of this whole ordeal at first.

you're only denying it because they want you to.

they're already in your head. taking over.

oh god they are eating you from within

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BigD	Posted: Mar 11 2009, 11:53 AM
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QUOTE (Dark Yoshi @ Mar 11 2009, 11:10 AM)

you're only denying it because they want you to.

they're already in your head. taking over.

oh god they are eating you from within

Oh.

Okay then.

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Posted: Mar 11 2009, 01:40 PM

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Nah the chemicals affect humans; just that they don't cause detrimental symptoms or anything you would notice.

And of course parasites (especially worms) can exhibit forms of brain control. We're a bit too advanced to be affected by even those newest worms though and since we usually kill anything that infects us I doubt there's going to be a mind altering worm parasite emerge any time soon (or ever).

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