Toxoplasma can cause behavioral changes in animals and people. There is now a neurological proof that the parasite increases risky behaviour. Therefore the host animal takes more impulsive risky actions, die soon and can be eaten by other animlas, which then transport the parasite. A little bit creepy...
Economist´s audio report:
fact of confusion: evidence ≠ proof
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