It's Friday afternoon, so I thought a little parasite distraction might be in order. Over at Mental Floss, there's a nice list of eight different parasites that affect their hosts' behavior, in order to promote their transmission: zombie snails, crabs, caterpillars, grasshoppers, fish, ants, and cockroaches. Good creepy stuff for cocktail party or coffee shop evolutionary chit-chat for sure! The last sentence is a question about whether or not there are parasites that affect human behavior. Clearly these folks need to read up on Toxoplasma!
Friday, May 15, 2009
More "Parasites Rule"
It's Friday afternoon, so I thought a little parasite distraction might be in order. Over at Mental Floss, there's a nice list of eight different parasites that affect their hosts' behavior, in order to promote their transmission: zombie snails, crabs, caterpillars, grasshoppers, fish, ants, and cockroaches. Good creepy stuff for cocktail party or coffee shop evolutionary chit-chat for sure! The last sentence is a question about whether or not there are parasites that affect human behavior. Clearly these folks need to read up on Toxoplasma!
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Treponema pallidum -> neuropathology -> high-risk behaviors -> transmission of Treponema pallidum
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