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Stephen · 05-07-2013, 12:05 AM

Toxoplasmosis - I find it interesting that rats infected with toxoplasmosis lose their fear of cats making it more likely for them to be eaten and thus allowing the toxoplasmosis to continue the next phase of it's life cycle in the cat.

05-07-2013, 12:05 AM	#53 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,850	Toxoplasmosis - I find it interesting that rats infected with toxoplasmosis lose their fear of cats making it more likely for them to be eaten and thus allowing the toxoplasmosis to continue the next phase of it's life cycle in the cat.