Is there a disease that makes us love cats? - Jaap de Roode

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  • Is your cat amazing ... or is there a parasite in your brain that exercises mind control? Get the facts on toxoplasmosis.
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    Today, about a third of the world’s population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis - and most of them never even know it. And while the parasite can multiply in practically any host, it can only reproduce sexually in the intestines of cats. Could this disease be the reason so many people love cats and keep them as pets? Jaap de Roode shares what we know about toxoplasmosis.
    Lesson by Jaap de Roode, animation by Anton Bogaty.
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  • @intuitiveobservations459
    @intuitiveobservations459 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8241

    My cat tells me this is just anti-cat propaganda. He also told me to give him more tuna. And to clean his litter box.

    • @descai10
      @descai10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +258

      THIS video is basically propaganda. The parasite is real, but it doesn't make you like cats. The video should be taken down.

    • @paperfiddler
      @paperfiddler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      💟

    • @xrandomnamex5010
      @xrandomnamex5010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@descai10 it dosent say that it does that in the video

    • @descai10
      @descai10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@xrandomnamex5010 Read the title of the video.

    • @xrandomnamex5010
      @xrandomnamex5010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@descai10 listen to end and also it's a question not a statement

  • @Pythonfan3
    @Pythonfan3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3878

    The real question is: do we love cats because we have toxoplasmosis, or do we have toxoplasmosis because we love cats?

    • @aaronhis5204
      @aaronhis5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Both

    • @user-lf2ui7mn1f
      @user-lf2ui7mn1f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Which comes first, egg or chicken?

    • @pisethhuy8571
      @pisethhuy8571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Both

    • @Shadow-Shell
      @Shadow-Shell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@user-lf2ui7mn1f
      Hen

    • @randybonney2082
      @randybonney2082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      No, the real question is, how do we get rid of it??

  • @paullinater
    @paullinater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    Toxoplasmosis being linked to schizophrenia, OCD, and bipolar disorder puts the whole "crazy cat lady" stereotype in a whole new light.

    • @mynameisgleeriplaypiano4620
      @mynameisgleeriplaypiano4620 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      that actually looks like in rick and morty, but I forgot which eps

    • @user-xy6om5hn1u
      @user-xy6om5hn1u 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But toxoplasmosis cause high temperature in human body

    • @user-aeb87825
      @user-aeb87825 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@mynameisgleeriplaypiano4620Probably the Interdimensional TV

    • @ethanmerritt8109
      @ethanmerritt8109 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Jesus I hope it doesn't cause any of those, I've had cats basically everyday since I was born. Hope I don't go nutters!

  • @mikeyangel420
    @mikeyangel420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2362

    The idea that cats are some kind of aliens who host a mind controlling parasite that makes us love them honestly isn't too far fetched

    • @rafreyes1190
      @rafreyes1190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      👽

    • @ZZ_CODM
      @ZZ_CODM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How

    • @klittlet
      @klittlet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Literally don't understand why people like cats, I guess I don't have this desease

    • @heavenlymessiah8692
      @heavenlymessiah8692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@klittlet cats are cute, you probably never seen a kitten before

    • @Suesserto
      @Suesserto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@klittlet chosen one, blesseth by purity. Vigorous and untouched by those who can’t be seen.

  • @madilamb1411
    @madilamb1411 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3559

    1/3 of the population?? Why isn't this all over the news this is an epidemic. Catpocalypse

    • @legendz9902
      @legendz9902 6 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Madi Lamb because its belived to be essentially harmless...

    • @Razorcarl
      @Razorcarl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      @@legendz9902 until it mutate and kill us.

    • @xrandomnamex5010
      @xrandomnamex5010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@Razorcarl makes sense a parasite that lives in the host killing the host like how people benefit from blowing their own house up

    • @ashifaanakorath6813
      @ashifaanakorath6813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It is not so deadly. Then how can you call it an epidemic?

    • @ashifaanakorath6813
      @ashifaanakorath6813 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Razorcarl That won't happen...

  • @melissahenriquez2578
    @melissahenriquez2578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2926

    As a cat lover, I don’t care. As a hypochondriac, I’m having a panic attack.

    • @bloodFatility
      @bloodFatility 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Same hahahah

    • @aryangupta4364
      @aryangupta4364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Wow and I am thinking I am having a heart attack because my left hand hurts

    • @larimarsguidetocreativity5468
      @larimarsguidetocreativity5468 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Saaaaaaame😵

    • @meepitydoodle
      @meepitydoodle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Same idk why I'm watching this I'm freaking out so much ahh

    • @sajajan5621
      @sajajan5621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same 😂

  • @zmeekis
    @zmeekis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +862

    Me *towards my cat* - "Is this true?!"
    Cat *start hyperventilating* - They're on to us!

    • @Usual_User
      @Usual_User 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This isn't their fault that parasite choose them as a link in their reproduction line..

    • @sydneymomma11
      @sydneymomma11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "nope! haha, nothing to see here...no, siree! everything is tooootally normal and not microscopically altering aaaaaanyone's brain chemistry. who would even think such a thing! just go love your kitties, yes, yes. love them. looove them. loooooove them. yes, everything is normal..."

  • @booooooooooooooooooooooo
    @booooooooooooooooooooooo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    What the video didn’t mention is that Toxoplasmosis is generally fought off by the immune systems in health adults, without treatment. It is generally believed that once you recover from the disease, immunity of this parasite is achieved for a life time. So no need to panic

    • @doctorh.m.l4727
      @doctorh.m.l4727 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I HOPE YOURE RIGHT!!

    • @saralbruno
      @saralbruno ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Oh thank GOD

    • @SirCrusher
      @SirCrusher ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Cat propagand

    • @marieladomingo6068
      @marieladomingo6068 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I feel better. Thanks.

    • @GatoSanDad
      @GatoSanDad ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My brain twitches watching these videos. Idk if its my nerves or...THE PARASITE.

  • @FirstNameLastName-gu1mu
    @FirstNameLastName-gu1mu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3522

    Ok listen up ppl.
    We love cats cause...
    Just look at their damn faces. LOOK AT IT...

  • @mangrove
    @mangrove 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1463

    Yes, and it is called "Cuteus Adorableus."

    • @shaykamaryam2166
      @shaykamaryam2166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 😂 😂..
      Correct though..!!!

    • @atharvapuranik7106
      @atharvapuranik7106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sounds like a harry potter spell

    • @jessical4866
      @jessical4866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Everyone go home we don’t need a video anymore

    • @strange_and_magnificent
      @strange_and_magnificent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cats 🐱 are soooooooooooooo adorable 🥰, especially when they meow 😸!

    • @JupiterKnight
      @JupiterKnight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

  • @lalakuma9
    @lalakuma9 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    When I was in high school, I volunteered to clean cat poop at an animal shelter, and a bunch of cats also climbed on me. I'm pretty sure that was when I got exposed to this disease, because I've loved cats since that day.

    • @stargazeronesixseven
      @stargazeronesixseven ปีที่แล้ว +49

      🙏 Our deepest condolences! May you be recovered soon! 🌷🌿

    • @frnsh9
      @frnsh9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Or they just won your heart with all the eye contact and purring! Life without cats is a lost life. p.s. under cats' royalty's slavery

    • @GatoSanDad
      @GatoSanDad ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love cats but that scares me so mucu. I cleaned a liter box for two stray cats my sister got. Now I'm scared I got it.

    • @SuperFilmregisseur
      @SuperFilmregisseur 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The question is did you become schizophrenic lol

    • @FreedomAndJustice4All
      @FreedomAndJustice4All 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@GatoSanDadThe fear is your problem

  • @stephaniesomer5934
    @stephaniesomer5934 6 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    My cat is watching this with me. She’s really paying attention to THIS. Weird when I can’t ever get her look at my phone screen to watch cute videos of other kitties and such...she looks concerned and guilty AF.

  • @fruit21orn-imsin12
    @fruit21orn-imsin12 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1399

    plot twist: dog post this video...XD

    • @abiscuit3988
      @abiscuit3988 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Plot twist: Lizard people made dogs just to get back at cats for eating their ancestors

    • @jackieann5494
      @jackieann5494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @daffymax8456
      @daffymax8456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fruit21 Orn-imsin dog people lol

    • @dunedain6495
      @dunedain6495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@abiscuit3988 actually that sounds pretty legit :)) if you wanna know more about reptilians look for *David* *Icke* on youtube

    • @muhammadwalid8440
      @muhammadwalid8440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or at least dog lovers/cat haters XD

  • @NicoleCoenen
    @NicoleCoenen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1548

    My cat came into the room while I was watching this and I quickly closed the browser. We exchanged glances and we proceeded to lick his butt.
    .... Why did I do that?... did I know, that he knew, that I knew that cats are evil?
    sleeping with my eyes open tonight.

    • @hscar-no8oz
      @hscar-no8oz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nicole Coenen Lmao 😂

    • @blaugereskrooge3521
      @blaugereskrooge3521 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I love cat butts too

    • @MuzikBike
      @MuzikBike 6 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      please tell me you meant to type he.

    • @arilahtinen2408
      @arilahtinen2408 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      blauge reskrooge omg lol lmao😂😂😂 then u should like when their poop comes out 😂😂😂

    • @kyraarts
      @kyraarts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      "We proceeded to lick his butt"
      I'm calling the police

  • @dinilgamage6894
    @dinilgamage6894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    I checked the upload date to make sure that this isn't uploaded on April 1

    • @DCBfanboy
      @DCBfanboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      XD same!! I just don't believe it!

    • @kenzaelbardai
      @kenzaelbardai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s actually real and pregnant ladies that didn’t already get this virus either need a vaccine or avoid cats.

  • @teresajiang7735
    @teresajiang7735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I tested for Toxoplasma (twice) when pregnant with both my little ones since I have had cats for more than a decade. Both results showed no trace of the parasite or any previous infection of the disease. This would be more likely if the cats were more feral or outdoorsy than for home cats.

  • @bibodude
    @bibodude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    Not sure it's because of toxoplasmosis, but my cat always welcome me when I comeback home. We play very often hide and seek. She loves play fetch games and she follows me everywhere like a dog. When her water was broking ( before she gave birth), I wanted to leave her alone. But she kept follow me very closely and cry very loudly like baby. So I stayed with her and she calmed down and started to give birth. While she was cleaning her babies, I decided to leave her alone again. But to my surprise, she brought one of her babies to me and she kept meowing. I finally went back to the closet where her other babies were and I stayed there with her for at least two hours while she was taking care of her babies. All these stories are true and I don't think I love her because of toxoplasmosis.

    • @descai10
      @descai10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      It has absolutely nothing to do with toxoplasmosis. It only has those effects on mice, and it doesn't attract the mice to cats, it attracts them to their urine. The cat doesn't like you because of it either.

    • @bibodude
      @bibodude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I know it has nothing to do with the toxoplasmosis. What I don't like about this video is it insinuates that we love our cat because of the parasite.

    • @descai10
      @descai10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      bibodude It actually didn't, only those who didn't pay attention properly assume that. It mentioned clearly that it effects mice, and separated the effects that it had on the humans from the effects on mice.

    • @bibodude
      @bibodude 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Dude. read the title of this video

    • @descai10
      @descai10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bibodude I'm aware of the title, but the info discussed in the video didn't confirm the title.

  • @physioweng
    @physioweng 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1680

    Am I the only one here who adores both cats and dogs equally?

    • @chicacreepypasta091
      @chicacreepypasta091 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nope, I do too :)

    • @oliverwirth42
      @oliverwirth42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yup

    • @tuskinekinase
      @tuskinekinase 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I love all cute fluffy domestic animals. Kittens, puppies, bunnies, hamsters, birds...
      (Though I do love cats a little bit more)

    • @dlh8015
      @dlh8015 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +chicacreepypasta 09 Me three!

    • @oliverwirth42
      @oliverwirth42 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      XD
      I thought you were someone I was arguing with and was about to do a real snappy comeback until I realized you weren't talking to me.

  • @Ss-hn5rf
    @Ss-hn5rf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    "Toxo increases dopamine."
    Pharma companies: It's free real estate.

    • @carissashley
      @carissashley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me, as a person with ADD: So all I need is more cats? 😆

    • @LaUnicaEsperanza
      @LaUnicaEsperanza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Toxo makes ADHD **worse**, and is possibly related to schizophrenia!
      Lol, "More is not always better" applies to almost everything in the body, especially neurotransmitters!

    • @dlr759
      @dlr759 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Действительно

  • @marianocolsin8968
    @marianocolsin8968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Now I can't stop thinking that everyone in this comment section is just being manipulated for a parasite

  • @AmberMaryAnne
    @AmberMaryAnne 8 ปีที่แล้ว +673

    watching this while my cat sits next to me

    • @mzsnayem1731
      @mzsnayem1731 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      what does he or she think?

    • @themurmeli88
      @themurmeli88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Oh god, run you fool!!!

    • @jonathana.5270
      @jonathana.5270 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      run!

    • @Sheol02
      @Sheol02 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      "Feed me, worthless human"

    • @TheSgrizli
      @TheSgrizli 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      kill it it might give you this shit and run

  • @CybeargPlays
    @CybeargPlays 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1147

    What the hell?! How have I never heard of this?! Now I'm going to be paranoid that every cat I touch will give me mind-altering parasites that will burrow into my brain. Thanks, TED-Ed.

    • @snailsalts
      @snailsalts 8 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      You probably already have it TBH.

    • @dominicking4964
      @dominicking4964 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He's right there are so many cats I'm surprised where not in the same state as Egyptians in cat lover terms. And men with toxoplasma gondii. Are bigger risk takers and more attractive to women who aren't infected compared to women who are...wired, huh.

    • @snailsalts
      @snailsalts 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If your talking about me, I'm a girl so..... XD.

    • @dominicking4964
      @dominicking4964 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Oh well there's a chance girls who aren't infected might be more attracted to you then others, haha. But infected women actually find the scent of cat urine less appealing, whereas infected men don't think it's as bad..like how infected male mice love that smell.

    • @totochacha7733
      @totochacha7733 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Well, I read it somewhere that the French have an extremely high infection rate because they like their steak blue (meaning it still bleeds, very undercooked). It's not just because of cats you see :)

  • @magndis313
    @magndis313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    im literally watching this with a cat on my lap💀

    • @greenergrass4060
      @greenergrass4060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "The Indoctrination video is working! All according to plan..." - your cat, probably

  • @NinjaFlibble
    @NinjaFlibble 5 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    loving a cat is only due to a parasite but loving a tarantula is perfectly normal?
    (I'm not saying no one should love spiders, it's just strange that cats can't be loved when they're small, furry, and cuddly)

    • @samarth3957
      @samarth3957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      No, we like cats cuz they are cute, but obsession with cats might be due to the parasites.
      Rabbits and dogs are cute too but why aren't they king of internet?

    • @gematooth1477
      @gematooth1477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      As someone who owns both a cat and a tarantula, i think it's fine and healthy to love both lol

    • @agentc7020
      @agentc7020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Samarth Srivastava because cats are cuter?

    • @scienceium5233
      @scienceium5233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      true

    • @kee7374
      @kee7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@samarth3957 the reason is simply because cats have more unpredictable behaviors that make them funnier/more interesting to watch

  • @SlowerIsFaster139
    @SlowerIsFaster139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    so my dog eats cat shit all the time yet she still chases and tries to kill my kitty

  • @kimberlyperrotis8962
    @kimberlyperrotis8962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I’m definitely infected with cat-love disease, whether toxo or not. My hypothesis is that being with cats raises our oxytocin levels, the chemical that makes us feel love. I feel better just looking at cats. I knew a man who was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis, he was quite sick and needed treatment, but he loved cats before that. He was on litter-box duty because his wife was pregnant.

  • @corvividart4745
    @corvividart4745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Now I'm having an existential crisis about cats

  • @vaishnavaramjass
    @vaishnavaramjass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    Is there a disease that makes us love cute animals at first sight?
    Yes
    It’s called- having-two-working-eyes-a-monia

    • @girl6girl6
      @girl6girl6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      we are actually hard wired to like cute, helpless things and want to protect them. this includes babies and baby animals etc. that is why it is so disturbing to hear about people who torture small animals, or drown kittens, or hurt children. its literally almost impossible for a normal person to wrap their head around someone being able to look at an adorable face with big eyes and a small mouth, and then willingly destroy it.

    • @klittlet
      @klittlet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You sound like someone who has toxoplasmosis

    • @girl6girl6
      @girl6girl6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@klittlet no....you do.

    • @klittlet
      @klittlet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@girl6girl6 I wasn't replying to you

    • @girl6girl6
      @girl6girl6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@klittlet ok

  • @goodcat6655
    @goodcat6655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +490

    Aren't you *more likely* to get toxoplasma from unwashed, contaminated produce, contaminated meat, from handling contaminated soil and by drinking contaminated water than from cats and cat litter?
    Can't you get toxoplasma from dogs too?
    Why are cats always singled out when it comes to things like this?

    • @justinwashburn496
      @justinwashburn496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kakra Cat yeh

    • @_wheat856
      @_wheat856 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That's just how this parasite works also dogs have better immune systems soooo there's that

    • @goodcat6655
      @goodcat6655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      That's not the point I'm saying. I'm just curious why cats are always targeted when it comes to things like this. Why must cats always be portrayed as unloving, evil, devilish, you name it, when they're really quite the opposite (Trust me, I know they're the opposite of unloving, evil and devilish.)? I do happen to know for a fact that cat bashing happens to be an old hobby of some kind.

    • @nicolenewsome4863
      @nicolenewsome4863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Twilight true

    • @raymondv.m4230
      @raymondv.m4230 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Kakra Cat He's not bashing cats. He doesn't even say that cats are the main transmission method of toxo. Calm down

  • @bunnyfreakz
    @bunnyfreakz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    So Is there a disease that makes us love pizza?

    • @HotCoals
      @HotCoals 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes, it's called the "Marijuana"

    • @SimonDoer
      @SimonDoer 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Cole Loves You lol

    • @eeelmane
      @eeelmane 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Cole Loves You hahahahah too good

    • @dimatadore
      @dimatadore 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      diabetes. lol jk.. pizza IS a problem.

    • @MrCannibalMan
      @MrCannibalMan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In a way: yes. It isn't a disease, but an addiction to a compound found in cheese called casein.

  • @stacey_101
    @stacey_101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Person: I like cats
    Scientists: Well actually-

  • @iheartscaryclowns
    @iheartscaryclowns 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    If loving cats is an disease then I don’t want a cure.

  • @danyocean8024
    @danyocean8024 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    When I meet someone and they say they don't like cats I automatically don't like that person

  • @definitelynotafurry2503
    @definitelynotafurry2503 7 ปีที่แล้ว +761

    It's not a disease! It's a cure!

    • @damian9303
      @damian9303 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Nah, it's a disease that can turn you into a cat woman one bite of cat shit at a time

    • @discovaria9507
      @discovaria9507 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damian9303 then parasite will eat you

    • @ebunoluwataiwo9975
      @ebunoluwataiwo9975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      That sounds like something a cat would say

    • @gabriellakm
      @gabriellakm 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rachel nail it

    • @flatloli1009
      @flatloli1009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      My cat helps me whit autism by doing tasks like a dog
      Dogs aren't angels either I got nearly killed by a huge mutt when I was a child

  • @dinasaleem1
    @dinasaleem1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I always tested negative to toxoplasmosis yet my addiction to cats grows everyday. I just love them.

    • @Mr_Roomba_
      @Mr_Roomba_ ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you test?

    • @user-yp6kn2uw4k
      @user-yp6kn2uw4k ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Mr_Roomba_ There are antibodies to toxoplasma in the blood.

  • @raeraewells7053
    @raeraewells7053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I contracted toxoplasmosis Gondi as an infant. They had no idea for a year what I had, when they did discover what was making me sick my parents were told if I lived I would probably need a liver and kidney transplant and maybe one blind. None of that happened thank goodness. It took a year and a half for it to leave my system. They also told my parents I may have heart problems as I got older. I am 46 and this one does worry me.

    • @tetsuoshima2314
      @tetsuoshima2314 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I came down to the comments because I wanted to say how actually dangerous toxoplasmosis can be if caught when young. I got it in like 5th or 6th grade and I thought I was going to die. I was so sick for so long and they also couldn't figure out what was wrong with me until it got so bad my dad had to carry me in his arms to see the doctor and only then did they finally test my blood and sure enough, that's what did me in. Missed like a month of school for recovery. Still love cats though.

    • @tortellinifettuccine
      @tortellinifettuccine ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It didn't leave your system, especially if you had it for such a long period of time. Yes it more than likely left your muscles and blood, but it's still very much dormant in your brain, and you will be experiencing a 50% higher chance of Schizophrenia You're very likely to commit suicide and have suicidal thoughts there's also many other medical and brain function issues that can occur but at the end of the day it's forever stuck inside of your brain you cannot get it out.

    • @ReiAnikaAyanami
      @ReiAnikaAyanami 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@tortellinifettuccine gee, thanks

  • @furrball
    @furrball 7 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Love cats since 25 years, never had toxoplasmosis as evidenced by blood tests made in one occasion where that was a suspected cause for swollen lymph nodes (real cause resulted to be a throat infection). So nope, not my case. And unlikely that of most others. We love cats because they're fun, relaxing, cute, and they often befriend caring owners. I see my non-neutered 7 years old ginger male cat as something between a close friend and a little child who needs my attentions and repays me with fondness and by appearing happy and satisfied. That's really all, no toxoplasma involved.

    • @lolrofl2925
      @lolrofl2925 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Alessandro Ghignola the video clearly states that it's unsure at 4:15

    • @estherloppe-isaac5089
      @estherloppe-isaac5089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wooow cool 😎

  • @polaroidstyles9348
    @polaroidstyles9348 8 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Tom and Jerry, am I right? 😹

  • @auto_5
    @auto_5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Extremely concise and effective overview. Also highly unbiased. Thank you!

  • @kellyalsaleh3032
    @kellyalsaleh3032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Oh my! I found out last year (at age 46) from an examination of my eye by an ophthalmologist that I had been infected by toxoplasmosis as a foetus that had damaged part of the back of my eye and I only narrowly missed being born blind!
    I have ADHD but it does run in my family so can't really blame toxoplasmosis except maybe as an environmental trigger that switched on a gene I already carried.
    Also, I love love love cats 🤗

    • @sydneymomma11
      @sydneymomma11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh, wow! glad to hear you're okay. 💜

  • @DA-js7xz
    @DA-js7xz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    CITE YOUR GODDAMN SOURCES. "Some studies say" is not science.

  • @lordcawdorofmordor2549
    @lordcawdorofmordor2549 8 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    I don't care. Even if I have that disease, I still love cats

    • @tarantinopipp7455
      @tarantinopipp7455 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      do you realise that the parasite could make you say this?

    • @masterthedestoyer1202
      @masterthedestoyer1202 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree

    • @yousuckatdrawing
      @yousuckatdrawing 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Of course you do, irrationality and denial are symptoms. You are being controlled by the parasite in your brain, you shouldn't really be allowed to vote as you are not in your right mind.

    • @trishaw7751
      @trishaw7751 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      People have a better chance of getting toxoplasmosis from under-cooked meats and unwashed vegetables. Cats are just one small part of this bug. I wear gloves when I clean our cats' boxes, and wash after that, too.
      I was tested for toxo and came back negative. People just LOVE cats!

    • @KaiChenoz
      @KaiChenoz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      clickbang through white cell in the blood

  • @a.henderson9559
    @a.henderson9559 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I’m a dog person, but I have a cat, and love it so much. I also like rats.

  • @crystaltranquilino3578
    @crystaltranquilino3578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    “ah, very interesting”
    i say to myself watching this as i cuddle my cat in bed

  • @punkt646
    @punkt646 8 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    Did you recognise that the first of April is not today? I cant take this for real xD

  • @StellaMariaGiulia
    @StellaMariaGiulia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The only person I know to have had toxoplasmosis, not only hates cats, but has a quite severe phobia of felines. She says it's because she still remembers playing with the stray cat that gave her toxoplasmosis.

  • @user-fv6uw8iu5x
    @user-fv6uw8iu5x 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I havent had my cat for 3 months and I still love n miss him terribly. Ur giving plasmo to much power.

  • @katebishop3724
    @katebishop3724 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love cats. My two are like my children honestly. I can never understand why people put down those who like cats. I love my cats because I don’t have to walk them and I can tell they care for me to an extent that they think of me as an equal. They’re so interesting to watch and to bond with (even if that bond isn’t instant). I feel as though because you work to become close and to earn each other’s trust it feels rewarding. Like my cats know not to step on my artwork or my computer while I’m typing and know where on my bed they can and can’t sleep. It’s just little things that show they take notice

  • @anonymouscandle1223
    @anonymouscandle1223 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    So the question is, can you like cats and not be infected?

    • @goodcat6655
      @goodcat6655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Good question! I honestly thought that too.

    • @kendomyers
      @kendomyers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Anonymous Candle
      no.

    • @xrandomnamex5010
      @xrandomnamex5010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      do you need a parasite to like dogs?

    • @saundramonette4137
      @saundramonette4137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes. I don't come in contact with cats at all. I still love them and obsess over them.

    • @largeandmildlythreateningr2966
      @largeandmildlythreateningr2966 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      humans love any soft squishy animals so presumably yes. we don't need toxoplasma to love guinea pigs, or ferrets

  • @espurrcat
    @espurrcat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Reminds me that i need to adopt a cat.

  • @whiteraven181
    @whiteraven181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Apparently being raised for my early years in an unhygenic cat-dense house AND coming from a family with a history of mental health issues I was just doomed to depressive issues from the start.

  • @tomoko7584
    @tomoko7584 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    There is so much love in my heart for cats

  • @triciaaw4539
    @triciaaw4539 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I had the IgG Toxo test done a few years ago - comp'd immune system - and tested negative. Yet I continue to adore cats :) Some of us just LOVE cats!

    • @jessepollard7132
      @jessepollard7132 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ah ha - their breeding policy is showing positive results. My cat objected to any girl that visited - until my future wife did - who also had a cat.

  • @AutumnSpaceship
    @AutumnSpaceship 8 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    YAY! All cat haters can be fixed with toxoplasmosis!

    • @linggwenniequin2644
      @linggwenniequin2644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Uhm.... but what if they're allergic?

    • @user-ci3ke1po3o
      @user-ci3ke1po3o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glazech1570 indeed

    • @glazech1570
      @glazech1570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@linggwenniequin2644 they can stick to snakes or arachnids, some spiders and reptiles are cute.

    • @glazech1570
      @glazech1570 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-ci3ke1po3o :P

    • @kristymounsey3450
      @kristymounsey3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gläzech please don’t use slurs against intellectually disabled people.

  • @AhJodie
    @AhJodie ปีที่แล้ว +38

    This is hilarious and freaky as heck! Thank you!

  • @juliboi08
    @juliboi08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Kudos to Ted-ed animators! Very engaging and informative!

  • @dweeblekeneeble6332
    @dweeblekeneeble6332 7 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Ok I have this disease! I love cats and have four. Who else has this!

    • @definitelynotafurry2503
      @definitelynotafurry2503 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would have four if I could but I live with my parents and we're renting a house so we can only have one. She is adorable though!

    • @annachan8151
      @annachan8151 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I like street cats and ferals more than tamed cats! I think I got it bad O_0
      but I don't care XD

    • @MissMaggieLicious
      @MissMaggieLicious 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Anime Gamer Girl 101 yea me too!! Haha I have three indoor n two outside cats, they r so babies.

    • @XxXxbikergurlxXxX
      @XxXxbikergurlxXxX 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙋 I've got it, I have 6 and I've been volunteering at a cat shelter once a week for the past 5 years!

    • @SilveniumTheDrifter
      @SilveniumTheDrifter 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Four cats as well. Only problem I have with them is having to keep up on all of those litter boxes so much more often. Am I right?

  • @1ucasvb
    @1ucasvb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The animation is just so perfect!

  • @rameshmh11
    @rameshmh11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:18 this is so fricking cuteeee!!!

  • @angelikphoenix44
    @angelikphoenix44 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If that's the case, every human being should have toxoplasmosis so no one could ever be able to hurt cats.

  • @largefella4341
    @largefella4341 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Now I'm scared...

  • @PetroBeherha
    @PetroBeherha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Too bad, I love cats. I like dogs too, but I'd prefer cats over them. I might have t. gondii in my brain, but I need to make sure.

    • @agungpanggabean8113
      @agungpanggabean8113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you can make someone open up your skull to get a sample from your behavior controlling part on your brain and put it under microscope :/

    • @PetroBeherha
      @PetroBeherha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I could do that or, more disgustingly, get a sample of cat urine and smell it and see how I like or hate it.

    • @descai10
      @descai10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesn't work that way on humans, that's not a valid test on humans.

    • @PetroBeherha
      @PetroBeherha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah that was before I found out in a different video that cats (particularly their poop) are just hosts to the parasite and not the source. As for T. gondii's effects on humans, the belief that it "controls your mind" is really just typical media hype and internet rumor. There are studies that suggest having the parasite is more prevalent in people who are more aggressive and competitive, but that's more correlation than causation, and the effects are only quite slight. So you're right, me loving cats is not a valid test.

    • @msuchojad
      @msuchojad 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Petro Beherha Good 4 you! * Pets Dog * yes I am doing what you think I'm doing

  • @Azucarcontilde
    @Azucarcontilde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3:14 eating sand from your garden having cats that poop everywhere could do that?

  • @chironOwlglass
    @chironOwlglass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Yes, it's called "not being a sociopath"

    • @piggybank1385
      @piggybank1385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hate cats, and guess what, I ain’t no sociopath

  • @boilingfire
    @boilingfire 8 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I just love my cat. But when I see another cat on the street or so, I am not like "OMG A CAT ITS SO CUTE I WANT TO PET IT OMG". Explain that.

    • @Crimson_Knight004
      @Crimson_Knight004 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Elsa, I didn't know you had a cat.
      Where was it in the movie? :c

    • @ExplodingDarth
      @ExplodingDarth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      WAIT that's awesome where do you find cats on the street?
      If I saw a cat, I would want to pet it, if I saw a dog I would want to pet it... I want to pet a dangerous animal also.... like a lion or polar bear or maybe a hippo.
      Snake- check
      dog- check
      cat- check
      bird- check

    • @aaliyahfrancis7205
      @aaliyahfrancis7205 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have like 23 pets. If I saw a cat on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a dog on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a bird on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a weasel on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a raccoon on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a lightning bug on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a cricket on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a grasshopper on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a ant on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a frog on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a french fry on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a salamander on the street I would keep it as a pet. If I saw a... you get the point

    • @boilingfire
      @boilingfire 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cameron P. Just cats that have owners, they are just walking outside

    • @averagetoad2802
      @averagetoad2802 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      there cute

  • @annonymous3388
    @annonymous3388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So ... should we get tested for toxoplasmosis? Does it stay in one’s brain forever? Is it dangerous? Is there a treatment? Does it go away on its own? Will a person just keep getting it over & over from their cat?
    This is actually a very serious topic that was glossed over in a ridiculous 5 minute animated video.

    • @laurapaglia8229
      @laurapaglia8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe because youtube shouldn't be the place to get health care ^_^
      If you fear you might be infested with toxoplasmosis, best thing would be to speak to your doctor. I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I really think that's the safest option, instead of getting health tips here...

    • @NinjaFlibble
      @NinjaFlibble 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've read that if your cat is strictly indoor and has no contact with cats that go outdoors, then they are not likely to have toxoplasmosis. If your cat does go outside or have contact with another cat that does, then I think two weeks of them being strictly indoors, etc will get rid of the parasite.

    • @EvaluateAssimilate
      @EvaluateAssimilate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The video clearly states the detrimental effect it has on mice and that it attracts them to the urine, not the cat. It also details how, in humans, it is not the same, so I'd say relax and find the information interesting.

  • @sweetdog11
    @sweetdog11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ok, this explains why i went from having one cat, to 5 cats

  • @Menkuna
    @Menkuna 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Since I work in a medical lab I already knew what this was about but I still enjoyed it

  • @kittybuckley3
    @kittybuckley3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm actually a dog person but got this goofy cat, I'm stuck with him now 😆

  • @schrodingerscat1077
    @schrodingerscat1077 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Makes you love cats? SIGN ME UP!

    • @descai10
      @descai10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It doesn't make you like cats. The video is misleading.

  • @mayateola4732
    @mayateola4732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't care about those toxos. My cat is giving me so much love and purring, nothing can compare to that joy.

  • @hetmodi7578
    @hetmodi7578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now, I'll share this EVERYWHERE!

  • @v.l.963
    @v.l.963 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    So... Maybe I was born with this parasite because I've loved cats since the first time I saw one. Cat lovers are unique 😺💜

    • @madzee9
      @madzee9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree

  • @hoonwoon
    @hoonwoon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    All jokes aside, I have this toxoplasma and it really painful. I still love my cat though.

  • @elliotfinn146
    @elliotfinn146 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ted-ed answers every single one of my unasked questions.

  • @feeberizer
    @feeberizer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Do you know what I like about people?
    Their cats! 😻

  • @jayfawn8478
    @jayfawn8478 8 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I'm praying that I don't have despite I have six cats and they sleep beside me!

    • @Boogers32150
      @Boogers32150 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yea....you probably want to get tested....

    • @OmegaMegalodon
      @OmegaMegalodon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      it's okay, that parasite is not life threatening, in fact quite harmless.

    • @MelleMinten
      @MelleMinten 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      but it will affect your brain and thoughts! so be very scarred! :P

    • @katiet3470
      @katiet3470 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Don't worry, if you already love cats it won't affect you

    • @AhmadMansoorIloveAllah
      @AhmadMansoorIloveAllah 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it not good to help poors humans ? and stop war against humans l over the world....

  • @ijanx
    @ijanx ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If toxo makes us love cats even more, then it’s not a DIS-sease it’s more of a pro-ease

  • @agglyusr
    @agglyusr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's reckless not to mention the very limited amount of time in a cat's life that they actually shed oocysts.

  • @blakecparis6626
    @blakecparis6626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cats are so adorable and precious!

  • @mothra__13
    @mothra__13 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    my cat shits outside and isnt allowed on counters, tables or in the beds.
    i think i just like cats cuz our relationship is more mutual and equal, whereas dogs are basically walking stockholm syndrome.
    (jk, but thats how a lot of dog lovers make it sound like - dont even realize theyre insulting dogs when they rave about dogs' completely blind loyalty and emotional dependence)

    • @sendmorerum8241
      @sendmorerum8241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said. Excuse me if I steal your "dogs are walking Stockholm syndrome" line. If you buy a dog, you are guaranteed it's loyalty, no matter if you are unworthy. It's a low effort way to get affection from a pet.

  • @codinginflow
    @codinginflow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    this is mind blowing

  • @nellymalone2802
    @nellymalone2802 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the graphics!!!

  • @TraceyMush
    @TraceyMush 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should have mentioned that after kitty contracts the parasite, they only shed it for a limited amount of time and then never again.

  • @gabrielalmonte4497
    @gabrielalmonte4497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    My cat got me lowkey shook

  • @Cat-yx7xc
    @Cat-yx7xc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I could have lived without knowing this. Im afraid of my cat now

  • @ferritrat4239
    @ferritrat4239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:56 cats don’t like belly rubs

    • @KR-nv3ru
      @KR-nv3ru 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some do, actually. Depends on the cat's personality, and also how much it trusts you.

    • @lindahouston5635
      @lindahouston5635 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@KR-nv3ru my cats tolerate it, but I don't think they like it a lot.

  • @dragonfox2.058
    @dragonfox2.058 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVE the graphics! 💕

  • @wisdom6073
    @wisdom6073 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watching this while I have my cat on me. 👌😺❤

  • @camillecirrus3977
    @camillecirrus3977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Playlist: "Is there a disease that makes us love
    Me: Excuse me what
    Playlist: cats?"
    Me: Oh... That's what it meant.

  • @kristymounsey3450
    @kristymounsey3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love cats, clean their litter and have bipolar. I am a little bit freaked out, but my mother has schizophrenia and she got her first symptoms at 17 with no pet cats.
    We had a pet mouse that was best friends with our cat Baby. They loved each other, but maybe he had it. The first time he met Baby cat he bit her on the noise. She would move him about in her mouth, but totally unharmed. He died of cancer at two and a half years old.

  • @GenerationJonesi
    @GenerationJonesi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me: Pah!
    My cat: You don't see me going to work every day.

  • @luckylace
    @luckylace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    WHy do people hate on people who like cats? Seriously you are stereotyping us. ;-;

    • @goodcat6655
      @goodcat6655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I've heard that cat bashing is an old hobby. There's already that stereotype of the "Crazy Cat Lady". Quite sad, really, that people aren't satisfied with hating on an innocent animal that they feel they need to bring the people that love and care about them down with them..

    • @luckylace
      @luckylace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah ;-;

    • @tienha3939
      @tienha3939 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Munnevver, that's a wrong call. People hate unhygienic pets like cat with parasites. Humans are not always the first to be accused

    • @XiaoMof
      @XiaoMof 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Münnevver we don’t hate you guys, we don’t hate cats, we just hate the parasite.

    • @DokesConspiracyNetwork
      @DokesConspiracyNetwork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's be funny if a liberal cat lover called this hate speech

  • @vickylombardi7908
    @vickylombardi7908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have it, and don’t you dare try to give me medicine for it. Want to keep it 😍

  • @369blackpanther
    @369blackpanther 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We Love Cats because they are the most incredible Beings on the planet❤

  • @luongthaovu1701
    @luongthaovu1701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The animation is so *CUTE BUT DEADLY*

  • @sodachery666
    @sodachery666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A CAT CAN MAKE MY FUKING DAY LIKE I COULD GET CANCER AND MY FRIENDS ALL HATE ME AND HOMELESS I COULD SEE A BABY CAT AND BOOM IM SOOOOO FUKIN HAPPY

  • @kasugaifox8571
    @kasugaifox8571 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Yay! I love my kitty overlords.

  • @benbrown8258
    @benbrown8258 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've a good friend who I stayed with during his recovery from a coronary event. He refused to change his litter box more than once every four or five days. Some of the strange behavior he and his family showed seemed consistent with toxoplasmosis. The doctor claimed there was no easily available test for the parasite and no simple treatment. I wonder how true that was?

  • @ishikawagoemon4397
    @ishikawagoemon4397 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well thank you Ted-Ed, I got Toxoplasma as well