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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '2000-11-27T01:32:09'
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title: Could a parasite passed to
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Could a parasite passed to humans from housecats [cause schizophrenia and bipolar disorder](http://www.linguafranca.com/print/0012/cover_pet.html)? There's some very convincing evidence that schizophrenia is caused by an infectious agent, and E. Fuller Torrey, one of the giants of schizophrenia research, thinks he may know the source.