Do parasites cause bipolar?
In particular, Toxoplasma gondii, a neurotropic parasite, is associated with many important mental diseases such as schizophrenia (Sutterland et al., 2013), bipolar disorder (de Barros et al., 2017), obsessive compulsive disorder (Nayeri Chegeni et al., 2019a) and suicidal behavior (Sutterland et al., 2019).
In particular, Toxoplasma gondii, a neurotropic parasite, is associated with many important mental diseases such as schizophrenia (Sutterland et al., 2013), bipolar disorder (de Barros et al., 2017), obsessive compulsive disorder (Nayeri Chegeni et al., 2019a) and suicidal behavior (Sutterland et al., 2019).
