Hence, the proliferation of parasitic infections!!!? Let's take back our power! Susan
V <vzo...@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi Jim, there is probably some organism that makes us pay taxes and tolerate a parasitic government. Take care, V > "How does the parasite benefit from rats > going to areas in which cats have urinated?" > Normal rats avoid cat urine areas like the plague; they know they are more > likely to be eaten where it is found. Toxoplasma gondii modifies that > behavior so that the rat goes to a cat urine area and waits there to be > eaten. > The cat eats the rat. The gondii needs to live in the cat for part of its > life cycle. It must live part of its life in a cat and part in a rat. How > about that.... > The point is that an organism can modify behavior of the host, to the > benefit of the organism and the death of the host. > There are several other examples in the article. > Really spooky stuff. > Think about genetically engineered variants of that organism..... > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan B. Britten [mailto:jbrit...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp] > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:56 PM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>>Toxoplasma gondii > This is not quite clear to me. How does the parasite benefit from rats > going to areas in which cats have urinated? > If the parasite can survive in rats, why would there be a need for > infected rats to be killed by cats? This is the only means by which I > can imagine some benefit to the parasite, that is, a chance to infect > more cats. Is the rat not as good a host? Its not clear. > Also not clear is what benefit to the parasite human infestation might > yield. > The information is very interesting, but some key details are missing I > think. I can't quite follow it. Can anyone clarify? > On Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006, at 00:36 Asia/Tokyo, Dan Nave wrote: >> In fact, some of the >> infected >> rats actually seek out the cat urine-marked areas again and again. The >> parasite alters the mind (and thus the behavior) of the rat for its >> own >> benefit. > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > List maintainer: Mike Devour > -- --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.
