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How many people are tested annually for toxo and in which situations would someone be tested for toxo? Dr Sapolsky tells some interesting stories but the skept
by rjett 16y ago
How many people are tested annually for toxo and in which situations would someone be tested for toxo?
Dr Sapolsky tells some interesting stories but the skeptic in me wonders how someone can take such a seemingly small independent variable like the presence of toxo in humans and suggest it affects certain specific behaviors like driving aggressively. To be fair, he stops short of establishing any sort of causation, but his implications certainly allow him to weave a fascinating story. Is it safe to assume that telling a good story helps one garner support for funding research?
- liedra 16y agoI actually had to have a test for it as part of my working visa application to Belgium. I thought it was really weird, and so did my doctor!
- Luc 16y agoSounds like someone along the line made a mistake - toxoplasmosis isn't infectious between humans (except mother to baby) and shouldn't be included in these test. Typically syphilis and tuberculosis are tested for, plus any additional infectious diseases depending on where you are from. Perhaps the test was to make sure you already have it, so you would better fit in with us raw-meat-eating Belgians :)
- carbocation 16y agoToxo is one of the TORCH infections so pregnant women are often tested for it.