I suppose everyone has heard about the crazy old cat woman. Here is a very short, but very entertaining Simpson "Crazy old cat lady" cartoon on Youtube. Here is another Simpson cartoon of a "crazy old cat woman" tossing her cat over the roof of a house. You know the type. What is now being uncovered is that cats can cause people to "catch" schizophrenia. You say, people don't "catch" schizophrenia, they "develop" schizophrenia. It is not "catchable". Or is it? The scientific evidence is coming in that it is catchable and that the main vector is from cat poop, especially cat poop that has been in a cat litter box for 24 hours. Here is the deal. Cats are the main carrier of a parasite called toxoplasma which can cause behavior changes in people. It is spread to humans by handling their kitty litter. It seems that about a day is required for the toxoplasmosis spores to grow to dangerous concentrations after exiting the cat. When this parasite gets into the human brain, it may cause schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. The most likely way the spoors get into the brain is by breathing the dust from the kitty litter box with the spores attaching themselves to the olfactory organ, which is an extension of the brain into the upper nasal cavity.

       The evidence comes mainly from animal research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, and much more needs to be learned. Here is a Wikipedia article about toxoplasmosis and behavior changes. Note from this section that one scientist found toxoplasmosis in all cases of schizophrenia reviewed. In fact, about 10 to 11 percent of all people appear to be infected, perhaps causing toxoplasmosis to be the largest determinant of adverse human behavior on the planet. Here is a U.S. Center for Disease Control article on the problem. In a study of rat behavior, this parasite caused a research study's rats to become "attracted to", instead of "averted from", the scent of cat urine. Think about that, this bug causes totally backwards and totally destructive behavior, which can be termed "reversals".

       Here is a video and discussion of Professor Robert M. Sapolsky PhD discussing toxoplasma brain infection as the cause of behavior "reversals". About half way through it, he points out that the U.S. military is extremely interested in the notion of behavior reversals (mind control). Why? Toxoplasma has a vital effect on soldiers, as it causes soldiers, men who normally would run away from a battle (same as "averted from"), to charge into harm's way (same as "attracted to") totally unaffraid. See how the soldier is like the rat? Adversions become attractants. He also reports that most automobile accidents are caused by toxoplasma infections, as it makes drivers agressive and more risk and chance-taking.

       I know a brilliant young lady that was extremely schizophrenic a few years ago. After spending a fortune on "medical care" she found that no one could help her except herself. Although she was truly crazy, her IQ was not affected and she desperately sought out a cause for her mental illness. Someone told her she acted like a "crazy cat lady" since she carried around her cat all the time. She wondered if the cat had anything to do with her schizophrenia, so she Googled "cats and schizophrenia". She was stunned by what she read, and she tossed her cat over the roof and out of her life. In about nine months with no medical care (due to her desperate financial status) she spontaneously normalized. Her schizophrenia was gone and stayed away.

       In rats, toxoplasmosis causes "reversals" of behavior, or perhaps reversals of "opinion". What does it do in humans to cause schizophrenia symptoms? What do "reversals" look like in humans? In another case, an otherwise-healthy old woman, who had spent about an hour each day for years cleaning multiple kitty litter boxes in her house (bedroom, office, bathroom, dining room), developed over a long time the following "reversal" symptoms suggesting Toxoplasmosis:

• TV choices reversed from sweet, lovey-dovy TV programs like Gilmore Girls to CSI Miami, Burn Notice and other murder, violence/police programs
• Hording antiques and figurines reversed to hording empty boxes, plastic bottles, plastic bags, wrappers and other junk
• Hating guns reversed to sleeping with a gun
• Hating violence reversed to reading large numbers of murder mystery books
• Loving the truth revered to becoming a lying schemer
• Sweet and loving disposition reversed to hatefulness and complaining
• Loving music reversed to hating it
• Loving Schlitterbahn reversed to hating Schlitterbahn
• Loving sex reversed to hating it
• Loving her home reversed to hating it
• Loving her husband reversed to hating him
• Totally honest and trustworthy nature reversed to a scheming, back-stabbing, run-away
• Marrying for life reversed to filing for divorce

       Each case marks a "reversal", which appears very reminiscent of the "reversal" seen in rats exposed to cat urine. If untreated, the reversals will continue and true, mind disabling schizophrenia appears likely to develop. Do men get this too? Yes, but men don't scoop the poop as a rule, and they leave that household chore to the women. The ability of the parasite to make dopamine also implies a potential link with other neurological conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, Tourette's syndrome and attention deficit disorders. A simple blood test can be performed, and medical treatments can restore mental health. Here is more information on drugs for this parasite. One would think that psychiatrists would welcome this treatment, but no... Absolutely NO! They are not interested in replacing years of income producing "psychiatric therapy" with a bottle of anti-parasite medicine. Know any crazy old cat women? I do.

       These mental problems create enormous amounts of stress and cause a downward mental/emotional spiral that would be impossible to attenuate without anti-parasite drugs. Do you think people so affected will admit they are infected and seek treatment? No!