The Cat Poop Parasite That Will Make You More Attractive - MEL Magazine

New research suggests that a parasite commonly transmitted through feline feces might alter a person’s hormones and neurotransmitters in order to make those infected more sexually attractive.

More specifically, the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), commonly transmitted through cat feces, can also make people appear more attractive, and in some instances, even make a person’s face more symmetrical.

gondii is also passed through sex, and researchers believe that the parasite makes those infected seem more desirable in order to contaminate as many hosts as possible.

The results found that the infected students had lower levels of “fluctuating asymmetry” compared to students who weren’t infected.

gondii increases testosterone in men, which would theoretically make them more sexually desirable, and there’s evidence that the parasite might manipulate other hormones and neurotransmitters in the infected host, in order to increase attractiveness.