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Agreed that Toxoplasmosis is interesting! Just wanted to point out that Toxoplasma Gondii is a protozoan and not a fungus.

There is also a growing body of evidence that Toxoplasmas is linked to schizophrenia [0]. HN discussion [1]

[0]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976342...

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34021789

> Toxo also infects humans and is known to increase risk-taking behaviors.

Not "known", more like "suspected". Evidence is rather weak at the moment, with studies that contradict each others, I think it is safer to say that we don't know.

Rabies prevents swallowing and induces hydrophobia, increasing the chance of transmission on biting, and paranoia and delirium, increasing the chance of biting.

>They stop fearing cats, and are thus at greatly enhanced risk of being eaten.

Recent studies have shown that it doesn’t reduce their fear of cats, it reduces their fear in general. Manipulating the mammalian brain, other than in broad strokes, is extremely difficult.