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How does the topic of toxoplasmosis gondii reappear every six months or so? Reminds me of the Paul Graham article about submarine news placement. http://paulg
by jjtheblunt 3y ago
How does the topic of toxoplasmosis gondii reappear every six months or so?
Reminds me of the Paul Graham article about submarine news placement.
http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
I wish i knew how to compose one of those related article searches that dang does so well.
Imperfect search:
https://hn.algolia.com/?q=toxoplasmosis https://hn.algolia.com/?q=toxoplasmosis
- scythe 3y agoBut what firm could plausibly be behind a fusillade of articles relating cats to schizophrenia? Is this the work of Big Dog?
- m463 3y agoit is not a firm, it is the toxoplasmosis itself causing the posts.
- floydnoel 3y agoIt's actually called Puppy Co, you can learn more in the documentary "Boss Baby"
- thedailymail 3y agoHow can we be sure this comment isn't motivated skepticism in the service of Big Toxo?
- maxerickson 3y agoIt's news that touches a nerve. Many people have spent time around cats.
- ggm 3y ago"touches a nerve" I saw what you did there.
- huytersd 3y agoBecause it’s a strange disease. Almost magical in some claims made of it.
- cm2012 3y agoThere's so much BS around toxoplasmosis online. Here's corrections for two common misconceptions: 1) Almost everyone who has it got it from eating undercooked meat, not from cats. France has the highest rate of toxoplasmosis in the world because of their propensity for rare meats: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312802/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312802/. 2) Unless your cat lived a long part of it's life as an outdoor cat, it is very unlikely to have the parasite (like any parasite).