True or not? @Brazillians

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Found this really interesting stuff.

"There actually could be a scientific, factual reason on why that is.

There have been a few studies conducted by the National Library of Medicine, studying the effects of a prominent, but relatively harmless brain parasite called Toxoplasmosis. The study found that up to 60-80% of the general population in Brazil have this parasite in their system, and while up to 44% of newborns have adapted some level of antibody to the T. gondii parasite, the studies also concluded that there was a certain level of effect on neurological outcomes as well as cognitive function.

The parasite can quite literally affect and manipulate your behaviour and mannerisms, leading to increased aggression and irritability. In fact, there's evidence to suggest that the parasite has a direct correlation with driving behaviours/decision making and traffic accident rates, which brazil has an average fatality rate of around 24.8/1,000,000, putting the nation amongst one of the highest in world. In comparison, this is around 10 times the fatality rate per million as Sweden.

Some interesting reads if you have the time:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22776427/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30109417/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC117239/

https://theconversation.com/is-the-brain-parasite-toxoplasma-manipulating-your-behavior-or-is-your-immune-system-to-blame-116718

TL;DR: There is possibly a very real epidemiological explanation as to why Brazilian fans behave the way they do when their teams experience a loss, relating to a parasitic brain worm called toxoplasmosis gondii, which can have cognitive affects leading to increased aggression and poor decision making."

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Based on empirical data, the three countries with the highest IgG seroprevalence were Ethiopia (64.2%, 95%CI: 34.3–89.1), Gabon (56.7%, 54.4–59.0), and Brazil (53.8%, 39.3–68.0) whereas the three lowest were Mexico (7.2%, 5.3–9.4), South Korea (2.1%, 0.6–4.3), and Canada (0.2%, 0.2–0.3)

Is this fr?

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andreyoliveira7

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Symptoms
Most healthy people who are infected with toxoplasmosis have no signs or symptoms and aren't aware that they're infected. Some people, however, develop signs and symptoms similar to those of the flu, including:

Body aches
Swollen lymph nodes
Headache
Fever
Fatigue

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20356249

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Mca

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I think the only Guy with parasites in his Brain is this Crazy fella.

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u might wanna get ur self checked man, u seem p aggressive kekw.

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7-1 OIMEGALUL

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Finnic

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wtf dude, you tripping g.

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zz

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idk bro which is why i asked

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Registered: December 4, 2021
Last post: December 4, 2021 at 11:16 PM
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0 stars.

Ok, next.

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u might wanna get ur self checked man, u seem p aggressive kekw.

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Ok next = agressive
Dont you feel dumb typing such nonsense stuff ?

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zz

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u might wanna get ur self checked man, u seem p aggressive kekw.

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0/888888888

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LyA

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cHUPA- MINHA- rola_

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?

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BLEGHssed

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0,06% of brazilian population is infected with toxoplasmosis per year dude you trippin

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Is there a study/publication that I could refer to?

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BLEGHssed

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just searched Toxoplasmose on google and it showed the symptoms and the number of cases per year which is 150k

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All 150k of those ppl use twitter kkkkk

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Based on empirical data, the three countries with the highest IgG seroprevalence were Ethiopia (64.2%, 95%CI: 34.3–89.1), Gabon (56.7%, 54.4–59.0), and Brazil (53.8%, 39.3–68.0) whereas the three lowest were Mexico (7.2%, 5.3–9.4), South Korea (2.1%, 0.6–4.3), and Canada (0.2%, 0.2–0.3)

Are you sure?

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BLEGHssed

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Yes. No one talks about toxoplasmosis here, in fact I never heard the media talking about toxoplasmosis here.

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No one talking about an issue or a parasite doesn't change anything factually my guy. Its like saying no plays dota 2 in brazil so dota 2 must not exist (i just made this example on the spot please don't cry about how good brazillian dota is.)

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if it was a serious public health issue would be talks about it like Dengue fever every year

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ufc

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+Respect for dwelling into the science of it, this is actually an interesting article and a potential biological weapon

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ufc

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It is not a geographically isolated parasite, so it does not explain the peculiar behaviour which is more a matter of culture I believe

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Yeah but a population having an increased number of cases would definitely express peculiar behavior in a more seeable fashion which could literally form the culture. Parasites forming Brazilian culture=confirmed.

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ufc

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its Mongrel Complex

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TIL that its an actual expression.

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its true their brain is rotten

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Interesting
that's why

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PNegri

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Every country has a fan base that gets out of control, don't generalize that to all Brazilian fans and the entire community.
And yes, this is as much as saying that just because I'm true Brazilian I have negative IQ and I live in a forest house surrounded by monkeys and that I use a vine as transport.

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zz

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No, there is a difference in generalizations/discriminatory remarks versus facts. If this is true, this is an actual issue. Generalizations like oh all Arabs use camels for transportation and all Brazilians have negative IQ and live in a forest house surrounded by monkeys don't help but if this is factually correct then it actually pinpoints an issue.

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Finnic

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Quiet you are a poet.

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zz

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Why are u malding over an actual issue rather than researching and debating/talking over about it?

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Finnic

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U should apply for a Medicine convetion and get ruled there with those awful points.

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zz

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You should reply with actual arguments/facts rather than this. I can't even name what you are putting out cuz its just so dumb.

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Come on, lmaoooo. Imagine trying to avoid the point in question by saying other countries to. Unfortunately, we are talking about Brazilians because its the majority at the moment. So if you guys start accepting that you guys lost and made a mistake by acting like a 8 year old fortnite child about it. Then maybe, you guys wont have such a shitty reputation. :) <3

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i dont even care about their reputation and stuff, i literally have a legit question to which I wanted to talk with brazillians with. Obv every troll comment got a troll reply but otherwise i have been quite fair in all my replies idk why these guys are malding.

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loldoom11

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cuz they cant accept the fact that they lost, made a mistake and escalated the issue to be so big.

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daymons

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We made a mistake, but people who accept and have not spoken hateful words to anyone are upset with the treatment everyone is receiving, even if that person hasn't said anything.

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So is Brazil working towards to solve this parasite issue?

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daymons

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This issue has not been reported in any newspapers or anything like that, we are trying to survive the outbreak that the pandemic has caused these past few years, it has totally changed the way we live. About your articles I don't have enough information to be able to talk about.

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Understandable. Based take. I like you.

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Wait can you delete a post?

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which post?

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daymons

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The image you are having out there is that everyone is angry because they lost, and the image that Brazilians are having here is that you made fun of the pause. I don't think anyone is right about this story, and I hate the hateful messages that Brazilians go around saying, but I didn't have to call the whole region "shit" I liked the sentinels, but now I don't. I'm sad about everything that's happening.

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You don't like sentinels because they don't want to stick with ur passionate raging harmful terrorizing asses. Good. Also ur comment and this comment are both off-topic from the actual post.

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daymons

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Wrong, I don't like sentinels because one of their players called my whole country shit and I specifically don't get anything for them.

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You do understand though that it was a counter to all the stupid threats and rage they were receiving FOR HAVING DONE NOTHING WRONG (IT WAS LITERALLY RIOT'S FAULT). Yes people have a breaking point.

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Yes, there are some people out there saying the Brazil Region is shit but Ive said before on another forum it isnt. I personally dont think so, one of the best. Taking a wee because its urgent isnt making fun of the tech pause.

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daymons

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I think everyone is wrong at some point. But it's sad that the Brazilian community has such a bad image.

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zz

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What is sad is the fact that this was the case in CSGO, it is the case in valorant and is even the case in traditional sports. Who do you think is at fault?

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daymons

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Brazilians have this herd effect, they are totally emotional, obviously we are to blame. We look like a bunch of kids on the internet.

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daymons

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At the end of the day I just wanted to watch the Brazilian teams play without any setbacks, but this Champions is impossible.

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How come it is impossible? Furia pause was definitely kind of stupid but riot's fault (can't blame sen) and what VIVO KEYD did should have gotten them banned from the entire champions than just an L in one game, There is literal buzz around in the scene due to these exploits and if a certain player think they can get away with it then they should be punished.

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