American scientists came to a disappointing conclusion relatively cats. As it turns out, the result of the interaction with these Pets, children begin to lag behind in development.

As informs us English edition Metro, keep the house cat is insecure, if the family has young children. The treatment of these animals may lead to a delay of intellectual development of the baby. The basis, as it turned out, is considered a terrible intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the media is a big part of cat.

The research was conducted by a group of academics from the Institute of Iowa and the Institute of Florida. The experiment involved about 1.8 million children aged 12 to 16 years. All those who have cats at home, found difficulties with the development. For example, low school performance researchers have linked specifically to the presence of cats.

Note that earlier American scientists argued that "cat" parasites infected thirty percent of the population. But most people on the planet do not know it because the disease often has no symptoms. He, according to experts, "slows down" the brain, especially for children, which can lead to serious disorder of cognitive functions.

Meanwhile, scientists have a serum made with vitamin E, which can help restore brain function when the disease toxoplasmosis. We will add that in previous studies, the experts concluded that Toxoplasma can lead to the development of schizophrenia.
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