Toxoplasma Gondii. I'm sure I've got it and you might have it too but, if you do and you're female, give me a call.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, 40% of us have got this parasite that turns men dumb and women, well really hot:
"A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid, an Australian researcher says.
"About 40 per cent of the world's population is infected with Toxoplasma gondii, including about eight million Australians.
"Until recently it was thought to be an insignificant disease in healthy people, Sydney University of Technology infectious disease researcher Nicky Boulter said, but new research has revealed its mind-altering properties.
"'Interestingly, the effect of infection is different between men and women,' Dr Boulter writes in the latest issue of Australasian Science magazine.
"'Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education and have shorter attention spans. They are also more likely to break rules and take risks, be more independent, more anti-social, suspicious, jealous and morose, and are deemed less attractive to women.'
"'On the other hand, infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive to men compared with non-infected controls.'
"'In short, it can make men behave like alley cats and women behave like sex kittens'".
Happy New Year! - I think, or maybe not
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