Ep 95: Zombieland

Starting season 6 off with mind control parasites often found in kitty litter boxes around the world - so how is this parasite endangering monk seals in the Pacific Ocean?

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I got today’s information from :

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/toxoplasmosis-risk-wolves-cats-mice

(“You can store them in 10 percent bleach for years, take them out, wash them off, and the parasites can still develop.” yuck.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/220113-sneaky-cat-parasite-takes-over-human-brains-science

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/zombies-parasites-animals-science-behavior

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/seals-endangered-species-health-disease-oceans

https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html#:~:text=infection%20to%20me%3F-,What%20is%20toxoplasmosis%3F,infected%20with%20the%20Toxoplasma%20parasite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis

https://www.livescience.com/surprising-toxoplasma-gondii-facts

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422000141

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Flegr

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