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Post Parasite May Lead to Schizophrenia

(Psych Central News) An amazing new finding suggests a common parasite carried by animals may increase the risk of schizophrenia. Toxoplasma gondii parasite, an organism carried by carried by cats and farm animals was found to increase the risk of schizophrenia by 24 percent among individuals. A report on the study, conducted among U.S. military personnel by researchers [...]

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