Common Parasite Brings Out the 'Sex Kitten' in Women

FOXNews.com ^ | Tuesday, December 26, 2006 | Hannah Sentenac

[RebelBanker]

One man's infection is another's attraction ... or so it seems with a common parasite that scientists have discovered can turn women into 'sex kittens,' while making men less attractive.

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects about 40 percent of the world's population, an Australian researcher has found, and it has different effects on women versus men.

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"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," Boulter wrote.

"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."

[RebelBanker]

Just when you thought you had heard everything...

By the way the virus is found in cat feces, so the 'kitten' remark appears to be a bit of an inside joke.

[facedown]

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii...

It is among the leading causes of death in AIDS patients.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

ping

[Steel Wolf]

A common parasite? Are we talking about K-Fed?

[Condor51]

Parasites, wow, who'da thunk it?!?

All this time I thought alcohol was the culprit.

[Hawthorn]

Seems to me that the "scientists" in question may have confounded cause and effect.

[nevergore]

Kan't fool me...

That there is just a fancy way of saying "Beer"

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

Something new to blame, cause it would just be wrong to actually take to the notion of personal responsibility...

[RebelBanker]

They may have confused cause and effect, but they remembered to ask for more money. The last paragraph in the article says that they want more funding to do more research. Typical.

[Sherri-D]

I'd have something to say, but I'm laughing too hard!

[Cagey]

"Infected men have lower IQs, achieve a lower level of education and have shorter attention spans.

I'm sorry, you were saying?

[Spok]

"infected women tend to be more outgoing, friendly, more promiscuous, and are considered more attractive"

In other words, they've found the antidote for wedding cake...

[ladyjane]

In short, it can make men behave like alley cats and women behave like sex kittens."

meow ping

[Shimmer128]

Purrrrrrrr ping

[Shimmer128]

oops can't forget you!

[SunkenCiv]

I thought this article was about Bobby Brown.

[pissant]

Or Nick Lahey(sp)

[Delta 21]

Sounds like this thing turns you into a redneck.

[motormouth]

LOL


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