Czech Science Cat parasite found to affect human behaviour, sex ratio

09-11-2006 11:12 | Pavla Horáková

Cats are known to have lived with humans for a few thousand years. People keep and love cats for many reasons but the relationship is not without dangers. Cats can carry a parasite called Toxoplasma which can be easily transmitted to humans. According to recent studies by Czech scientists, the parasite can cause significant changes to our personalities and believe it or not, even influence whether infected women give birth to baby boys or girls.

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