Outside of that [and similarly themed] news articles, which don't include sources or references, nothing I've found suggests that the parasite has effects as severe or specific as described. Google around for "Toxoplasma Gondii" if you want.
Can anybody find any scientific resource that confirms these magical effects?
<!--quoteo(post=1594265:date=Jan 3 2007, 02:25 AM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ Jan 3 2007, 02:25 AM) [snapback]1594265[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I find it funny it also makes men stupid<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah... wonder why it has no effect on men <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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<!--quoteo(post=1594282:date=Jan 2 2007, 07:30 PM:name=Revlic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Revlic @ Jan 2 2007, 07:30 PM) [snapback]1594282[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Sounds like something out of a hentai flick. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Except it's from eating cat poo, not from a direct injection into a sh*ing ######nipple.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->or accidentally ingest some of the parasite's eggs excreted by an infected cat.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap?
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Well, thing is, remember that its a parasite. It can come from merely being near cat poo- say, having your litterbox in close proximity when you walk by with food, etc. There are a lot of possibilities.
Also, considering it supposedly infects over 40% of the people on earth, there are a lot of ways. You could be infected.
<!--quoteo(post=1594440:date=Jan 3 2007, 02:34 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ Jan 3 2007, 02:34 PM) [snapback]1594440[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Well, thing is, remember that its a parasite. It can come from merely being near cat poo- say, having your litterbox in close proximity when you walk by with food, etc. There are a lot of possibilities.
Also, considering it supposedly infects over 40% of the people on earth, there are a lot of ways. You could be infected. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Naming me 40 direct ways you can get it in the home and I will believe that.
Just a friendly heads up: This thread came dangerously close to being locked. I'd advise keeping discussion strictly above-board so we can come to a conclusion on the topic without it being locked.
<!--quoteo(post=1594428:date=Jan 3 2007, 07:52 AM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 3 2007, 07:52 AM) [snapback]1594428[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap? <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Nothing so far makes me believe this isn't fake <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
<!--quoteo(post=1594211:date=Jan 3 2007, 12:03 AM:name=Black_Mage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Black_Mage @ Jan 3 2007, 12:03 AM) [snapback]1594211[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> I wonder if i can find a box of those on ebay... <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Wouldn't surprise me, you can find pretty much anything on ebay. Also wouldn't surprise me if you could buy the virginity of someone infected with them on there either... <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Naming me 40 direct ways you can get it in the home and I will believe that.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> I'll take 10 of probably the most common ways you could get infected...
1. Eating infected raw, or undercooked meat. 2. Hand to mouth contact after handling infected raw or undercooked meat. 3. Close proximity to cat litter > 1 day old in particular. 4. Inadequate protection when emptying cat litter. 5. <b>Gardening</b> (remember, cat crap is found pretty much everywhere outside, and gardening with no protection on, which many people do, will massively increase infection risk) 6. Inadequte protection when removing dead infection rodents. 7. Actively handling carriers of the parasite. 8. Close physical contact with someone who has recently handled an infected (and shedding) animal. 9. Garbage disposal men are stupidly at risk because of their handling rubbish all day long (pretty much) 10. Being a bad golfer and having to fish for your ball in defecated bunkers, or ones that were recently cleared. The cysts are incredibly good survivors and will last (according to some sites) up to a few weeks in normal conditions.
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<!--quoteo(post=1594500:date=Jan 3 2007, 09:47 AM:name=Lt_Patch)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lt_Patch @ Jan 3 2007, 09:47 AM) [snapback]1594500[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Wouldn't surprise me, you can find pretty much anything on ebay. Also wouldn't surprise me if you could buy the virginity of someone infected with them on there either...
I'll take 10 of probably the most common ways you could get infected...
1. Eating infected raw, or undercooked meat. 2. Hand to mouth contact after handling infected raw or undercooked meat. 3. Close proximity to cat litter > 1 day old in particular. 4. Inadequate protection when emptying cat litter. 5. <b>Gardening</b> (remember, cat crap is found pretty much everywhere outside, and gardening with no protection on, which many people do, will massively increase infection risk) 6. Inadequte protection when removing dead infection rodents. 7. Actively handling carriers of the parasite. 8. Close physical contact with someone who has recently handled an infected (and shedding) animal. 9. Garbage disposal men are stupidly at risk because of their handling rubbish all day long (pretty much) 10. Being a bad golfer and having to fish for your ball in defecated bunkers, or ones that were recently cleared. The cysts are incredibly good survivors and will last (according to some sites) up to a few weeks in normal conditions.
Now believe.... <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
11. Volleyball 12. Baseball 13. Young children playing in odd places 14. Garages with attics 15. Barbecuing outside and happening to have other food there. 16. Swimming 17. Friends being infected, or having clothing that may be. 18. Using workstations that may be around a cat, and taking too deep a breath.
<!--quoteo(post=1594537:date=Jan 3 2007, 08:58 PM:name=Quaunaut)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Quaunaut @ Jan 3 2007, 08:58 PM) [snapback]1594537[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> 11. Volleyball 12. Baseball 13. Young children playing in odd places 14. Garages with attics 15. Barbecuing outside and happening to have other food there. 16. Swimming 17. Friends being infected, or having clothing that may be. 18. Using workstations that may be around a cat, and taking too deep a breath. Comon, there are countless ways here. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example.
<!--quoteo(post=1594428:date=Jan 3 2007, 01:52 PM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 3 2007, 01:52 PM) [snapback]1594428[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap? <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The average European consumes an average of 12g feces from other people in his whole live, by sharing popcorn in cinemas.
Now considering that people spent way more time with their cats, than they do eating popcorn in cinemas AND considering that only 1 parasite egg can be enough for an infection let me tell you, that every cat owner will munch cat feces one way or the other...
<!--quoteo(post=1594571:date=Jan 3 2007, 10:20 PM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 3 2007, 10:20 PM) [snapback]1594571[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Any ball based sports, or swimming, are hardly indicative of a super athlete. Plenty of ordinary people play them for exercise or pleasure. Therefore, they are reasonable and viable every day life explanations.
<!--quoteo(post=1594571:date=Jan 4 2007, 09:20 AM:name=Thaldarin)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thaldarin @ Jan 4 2007, 09:20 AM) [snapback]1594571[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ahahaha. Dude, you need to get outside more. That <i>is</i> normal every day life for most people.
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My new pickup line.
Doesn't it have rather adverse effects if you want a lasting relationship?
Outside of that [and similarly themed] news articles, which don't include sources or references, nothing I've found suggests that the parasite has effects as severe or specific as described. Google around for "Toxoplasma Gondii" if you want.
Can anybody find any scientific resource that confirms these magical effects?
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis</a>
Either way: I find it funny it also makes men stupid. Good game.
Yeah... wonder why it has no effect on men <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Sounds like something out of a hentai flick.
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Except it's from eating cat poo, not from a direct injection into a sh*ing ######nipple.
Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap?
sandbox anyone ?
kids love sandboxes and cats see sandboxes as a h00000ge toilet.
from the audience at the back i hear "kittenhuffin' gone wrong"
-.-
Also, considering it supposedly infects over 40% of the people on earth, there are a lot of ways. You could be infected.
Well, thing is, remember that its a parasite. It can come from merely being near cat poo- say, having your litterbox in close proximity when you walk by with food, etc. There are a lot of possibilities.
Also, considering it supposedly infects over 40% of the people on earth, there are a lot of ways. You could be infected.
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Naming me 40 direct ways you can get it in the home and I will believe that.
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Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap?
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(kitty)CAEK!
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
okay enough funnypanceing.
cats get everywhere,things get stuck to their fur,paws whatever when they leave their kittytoilet..
i dunno there must be a million ways to get it.
thats why pregnant women mostly have to part with their cats when they discover they are indeed pregnant.
because its a big risk.
Nothing so far makes me believe this isn't fake <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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Nothing so far makes me believe this isn't <i>true</i>
I wonder if i can find a box of those on ebay...
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Wouldn't surprise me, you can find pretty much anything on ebay. Also wouldn't surprise me if you could buy the virginity of someone infected with them on there either...
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
Naming me 40 direct ways you can get it in the home and I will believe that.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'll take 10 of probably the most common ways you could get infected...
1. Eating infected raw, or undercooked meat.
2. Hand to mouth contact after handling infected raw or undercooked meat.
3. Close proximity to cat litter > 1 day old in particular.
4. Inadequate protection when emptying cat litter.
5. <b>Gardening</b> (remember, cat crap is found pretty much everywhere outside, and gardening with no protection on, which many people do, will massively increase infection risk)
6. Inadequte protection when removing dead infection rodents.
7. Actively handling carriers of the parasite.
8. Close physical contact with someone who has recently handled an infected (and shedding) animal.
9. Garbage disposal men are stupidly at risk because of their handling rubbish all day long (pretty much)
10. Being a bad golfer and having to fish for your ball in defecated bunkers, or ones that were recently cleared. The cysts are incredibly good survivors and will last (according to some sites) up to a few weeks in normal conditions.
Now believe....
Wouldn't surprise me, you can find pretty much anything on ebay. Also wouldn't surprise me if you could buy the virginity of someone infected with them on there either...
I'll take 10 of probably the most common ways you could get infected...
1. Eating infected raw, or undercooked meat.
2. Hand to mouth contact after handling infected raw or undercooked meat.
3. Close proximity to cat litter > 1 day old in particular.
4. Inadequate protection when emptying cat litter.
5. <b>Gardening</b> (remember, cat crap is found pretty much everywhere outside, and gardening with no protection on, which many people do, will massively increase infection risk)
6. Inadequte protection when removing dead infection rodents.
7. Actively handling carriers of the parasite.
8. Close physical contact with someone who has recently handled an infected (and shedding) animal.
9. Garbage disposal men are stupidly at risk because of their handling rubbish all day long (pretty much)
10. Being a bad golfer and having to fish for your ball in defecated bunkers, or ones that were recently cleared. The cysts are incredibly good survivors and will last (according to some sites) up to a few weeks in normal conditions.
Now believe....
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11. Volleyball
12. Baseball
13. Young children playing in odd places
14. Garages with attics
15. Barbecuing outside and happening to have other food there.
16. Swimming
17. Friends being infected, or having clothing that may be.
18. Using workstations that may be around a cat, and taking too deep a breath.
Comon, there are countless ways here.
11. Volleyball
12. Baseball
13. Young children playing in odd places
14. Garages with attics
15. Barbecuing outside and happening to have other food there.
16. Swimming
17. Friends being infected, or having clothing that may be.
18. Using workstations that may be around a cat, and taking too deep a breath.
Comon, there are countless ways here.
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May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example.
Please tell me how you accidently munch on cat crap?
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The average European consumes an average of 12g feces from other people in his whole live, by sharing popcorn in cinemas.
Now considering that people spent way more time with their cats, than they do eating popcorn in cinemas AND considering that only 1 parasite egg can be enough for an infection let me tell you, that every cat owner will munch cat feces one way or the other...
glad i dont have a cat,id be so paranoid by now X_x
ewww.i really didnt want to know that <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
glad i dont have a cat,id be so paranoid by now X_x
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As opposed to now...?
Just kidding <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
But then again cats are the...licious.. er teh cutes...
How long does one remain infected?
and
If infected permanently, what cures be thar?
...Stupid cats
May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example.
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Any ball based sports, or swimming, are hardly indicative of a super athlete. Plenty of ordinary people play them for exercise or pleasure. Therefore, they are reasonable and viable every day life explanations.
May I add reasonable and viable explanations based on every day life, not an over-active super athlete for example.
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Ahahaha. Dude, you need to get outside more. That <i>is</i> normal every day life for most people.