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100 1 _aTorrey, E. Fuller.
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245 1 0 _aParasites, Pussycats and Psychosis
_h[electronic resource] :
_bThe Unknown Dangers of Human Toxoplasmosis /
_cby E. Fuller Torrey.
250 _a1st ed. 2022.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2022.
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aPsychosis as a Zoonosis: Clues from Covid -- The Case for Toxoplasma gondii -- The Rise of Cats and Madness—The Renaissance -- The Rise of Cats and Madness—The 17th and 18th Centuries -- The Rise of Cats and Madness—The 19th Century -- Additional Evidence -- Sentinel Seals, Safe Cats, and Practical Solutions.
506 0 _aOpen Access
520 _aThis open access book analyzes the evidence linking Toxoplasma gondii to the increasing incidence of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the United States. Initially establishing that infectious agents are regularly transmitted from animals to humans, lead to human disease, and that infectious agents can cause psychosis, it then examines the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in detail. Infecting 40 million Americans, Toxoplasma gondii is known to cause congenital infections, eye disease, and encephalitis for individuals who are immunosuppressed. It has also been shown to change the behavior of nonhuman mammals, as well as to alter some personality traits in humans. After discussing the clinical evidence linking Toxoplasma gondii to human psychosis, the book elucidates the epidemiological evidence further supporting this linkage; including the proportional increase in incidence of human psychosis as cats transitioned to domestication over 800 years. Finally, the book assesses the magnitude of the problem and suggests solutions. Parasites, Pussycats and Psychosis: The Unknown Dangers of Human Toxoplasmosis provides a comprehensive review of the evidence linking human psychosis in the United States to infections of Toxoplasma gondii. It will be of interest to infectious disease specialists, general practitioners, scientists, historians, and cat-lovers.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aDiseases.
650 0 _aPsychiatry.
650 1 4 _aClinical Medicine.
650 2 4 _aDiseases.
650 2 4 _aPsychiatry.
653 0 _aToxoplasmosis -- complications
653 0 _aPsychotic Disorders -- parasitology
653 0 _aCat Diseases -- parasitology
653 0 _aToxoplasma -- pathogenicity
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86811-6
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