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Risky people are more likely to make poor decisions and contract any kind of infections, including STDs. Probably they experience more stress and frequently dea
by gyudin 3y ago
Risky people are more likely to make poor decisions and contract any kind of infections, including STDs. Probably they experience more stress and frequently deal with that by getting pets that infect with Toxoplasmosis.
- avalys 3y agoI'm not sure I buy the "risk->stress->pets" connection. In my own experience, anecdotal of course, people who take risks do so because risk-taking doesn't stress them out as much as it would other people. But your point is still valid. The conventional wisdom on why risk-taking people might be more prone to toxoplasmosis in the first place is that they're more likely to eat undercooked or other ill-prepared meat, which is actually a much more significant risk factor for toxoplasmosis than cat ownership.
- manmal 3y agoThat’s a lot of mental gymnastics. T gondii is a highly problematic pathogen, not sure why you are trying to find an alternative explanation.
- thinkingemote 3y agoIf TG can be spread sexually maybe it could be classed as a STD and a scary one that actually changes behaviour to spread more.