ToxicFemininitySucks
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This is not a anti-cat thread, i like cats, though they are probably the first association that comes to mind for most people when mentioning toxoplasmosis.
Anyway.
I found these the other day and thought it was interesting.
First they make the allegation that those who have been infected with toxoplasmosis are more susceptible to c0vid infection. I dont have any proof of that, but interesting hypothesis.
Then i tried doing some duckduckgo research on these claims, but science has gone woke and its hard to find. But when i manually put in the url found in these images i did find the study referenced. While the study does not mention toxoplasmosis specifically, it mentions rates of intestinal parasitic infection.
However, this study also mentioned says that the incidence of infection has decreased in recent decades, which does not line up with what we're seeing if toxoplasmosis is the cause.
Thoughts?
Anyway.
I found these the other day and thought it was interesting.
First they make the allegation that those who have been infected with toxoplasmosis are more susceptible to c0vid infection. I dont have any proof of that, but interesting hypothesis.
Then i tried doing some duckduckgo research on these claims, but science has gone woke and its hard to find. But when i manually put in the url found in these images i did find the study referenced. While the study does not mention toxoplasmosis specifically, it mentions rates of intestinal parasitic infection.
Intestinal parasitic infections in homosexual men: prevalence, symptoms and factors in transmission - PubMed
In a controlled study 67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only 16% of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal parasites. Entamoeba histolytica was isolated from 27% of the homosexual and 1% of the heterosexual men, and Giardia lamblia was isolated from 13% of the homosexual...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Could ivermectic actually "cure" same sex attraction?In a controlled study 67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only 16% of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal parasites. Entamoeba histolytica was isolated from 27% of the homosexual and 1% of the heterosexual men, and Giardia lamblia was isolated from 13% of the homosexual and 3% of the heterosexual men. The presence of symptoms could not be correlated with infection except when the infection was caused by more than one organism, including G. lamblia. Symptoms were much more common in both infected and uninfected homosexuals than in heterosexuals. Among the homosexual men recent foreign travel, living in a homosexual household and promiscuity were not correlated with intestinal parasitic infection, but cleansing of the anus before and sex was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of infection. These findings suggest that the male homosexual community may be an important reservoir of potentially pathogenic protozoa.
However, this study also mentioned says that the incidence of infection has decreased in recent decades, which does not line up with what we're seeing if toxoplasmosis is the cause.
Toxoplasma gondii infection in the United States, 1999 2004, decline from the prior decade - PubMed
Toxoplasma gondii can cause congenital, neurologic, ocular, and mild or asymptomatic infection. To determine the U.S. prevalence of T. gondii infection, we tested sera collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 for T. gondii immunoglobulin G antibodies...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Toxoplasma gondii can cause congenital, neurologic, ocular, and mild or asymptomatic infection. To determine the U.S. prevalence of T. gondii infection, we tested sera collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 for T. gondii immunoglobulin G antibodies in persons 6-49 years old and contrasted the results to those comparable in NHANES III (1988-1994) (ages 12-49 years). Of the 17,672 persons examined in NHANES 1999-2004, 15,960 (90%) were tested. The age-adjusted T. gondii seroprevalence among persons 6-49 years old was 10.8% (95% confidence limits [CL] 9.6%, 11.9%), and among women 15-44 years old, 11.0% (95% CL 9.5%, 12.4%). T. gondii seroprevalence declined from 14.1% to 9.0% (P < 0.001) from NHANES III to NHANES 1999-2004 among U.S.-born persons ages 12-49 years. Although T. gondii infects many persons in the U.S., the prevalence has declined in the past decade.
Thoughts?