kind of reminiscent of greg bear's "blood music", really.

[rmd]

here's an interesting piece by the guy who wrote parasite rex.

short form: rat brains are very similar to human brains, which is why rats get used a lot in medical research. toxoplasmosis changes some behaviors of rats. a notable percentage of humans are infected with toxoplasmosis.

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[sunspiral.livejournal.com]

And I believe that rare bear meat can also give you trichinosis.

[wren13.livejournal.com]

That would also be true, as can eating dogs and cats (ewww). Not so rare meat can transmit trichinella, I was part of a research study at Cornell on that topic. Luckily, they didn't make us eat any dogs!