This Parasite Turns Mice Into Zombies

It may sound like fiction, but there is a parasite capable of turning mice into zombies.

When a mouse eats food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii, it loses its natural fear of cats.

This happens because the parasite disrupts the brain cells responsible for fear.
This situation is tragic for mice, as the infected ones are more likely to be eaten by cats.

Several studies suggest that this parasite can affect the brains of humans like it does in mice, sometimes causing abnormal behavior. Some infected humans show traits that make them more likely to become businessmen, potentially due to a reduced "fear of failure."

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It matures in a mouse’s nervous system, reproduces in a cat’s digestive system, and makes humans who own cats want to spend even more time near them