Parasites, Pussycats and Psychosis: The Unknown Dangers of Human Toxoplasmosis

by E. Fuller Torrey

This open access book analyzes the evidence linking Toxoplasma gondii to the increasing incidence of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the United States. Initially establishing that infectious agents are regularly transmitted from animals to humans, lead to human disease, and that infectious agents can cause psychosis, it then examines the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in detail. Infecting 40 million Americans, Toxoplasma gondii is known...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030868109
• ISBN13: 9783030868109
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 9.2"