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Better still, it would make the host feel unusually social.

• 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y ago
  Toxoplasmosis.
• thinkingemote 7y ago
  There is a paper that showed that the flu virus makes people more socialable. It was done with students who took flu vaccine. They found people socialised more after they had the vaccine (and thus, were a little bit infected) compared to before. A literature review looked at the study and came up with the negative explanation - that people felt more secure or relaxed after getting the vaccine as they felt safer. Or were more nervous about needles before. Ancedote: I think I have covid-19 and the days before symptoms I felt unusually anxious to get outside and amongst fellow humans. I'm usually an introvert and stay inside mostly so it was notable. Suggestion: Online interview people with symptoms now to collect data on peoples behaviour in the days before symptoms showed, when they were infected but not showing, compared to 2 weeks before.
  • rabidrat 7y ago
    A vaccine does not make people "a little bit infected". Vaccines are deactivated virii, so your body develops the antibodies, without any actual infection.
    • Gibbon1 7y ago
      That's not totally true the live Polio Vaccine used a live weak infectious virus. Which had the advantage of conferring immunity to unvaccinated people. At the expense of very rarely reverting and causing full blown disease. Far as I know it's no longer being used because of that.