A peculiar study shows how exposure to a parasite can change the physical appearance of a person.
be infected by a parasite is not usually synonymous with luck. These beings have a negative impact in our body, but this also works against it, since if the host does not look good, the chances that it will mate and the parasite can travel to another body are slim. An investigation led by Javier Borraz-Leonbelonging to the University of Turku in Finland, seems to have discovered that the T. gondii parasitecould manipulate appearance from his Guest for this to turn out more attractive and thus be able to increase the chances of being invited to enter another organization.
Give me a little please, I have an important event and I must look spectacular
Obviously we are exaggerating conclusions of the investigation, but you will not tell me that it is curious to see how a parasite can affect our appearance. Javier Borráz-León assures that his research have two goals main. On the one hand, compare characteristics associated with resistance of the parasite in infected and uninfected subjects, while on the other hand, it is intended research About how other people perceive the physical differences between infected and uninfected, in both sexes.
It is curious to verify, according to the study, that the infected they have one lighter conception of risk to failurewhich would link with the transmission of the parasite, given that this extra risk that they would be willing to take, in the sexual sphere it could be translated as a increased tendency to promiscuity. All indications, furthermore, point to the T. gondii he is able to move between organisms.
That is why it started research valuing the physical and behavioral differences of the subjects, studying factors as the number of sexual partnersthe facial symmetry or the body mass index. Javier Borraz-Leon it states in his study that:
At the first stage, we found that infected men had greater face symmetry than uninfected men, while the body mass index of infected women was lower than that of uninfected women. In addition, infected women had greater facial symmetry, a better perception of their attraction, and a greater number of sexual partners than uninfected women.
The research, by the way, also showed that differences between infected and uninfected was a lot greater in women than in men. In the second part of the investigation, they showed Photographs of infected and uninfected 200 people for them to assess which ones seemed more attractive and healthy. Obviously, the infected were valued much better than those not infected. This is just the start of a new study that is yet to come and that could confirm if our physical appearance it looks influenced by this type of parasites or are we the ones who really shaped the way we look in front of other people.
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