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by stephengillie 3971 days ago
The parasite, toxoplasma gondii, is estimated to have infected about 60% of the USA's population. I'm not sure about worldwide infection rates. This parasite is thought to make animals (from rats to humans) more docile, less aggressive, and possibly like cats more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasma_gondii