brain parasites
Cranial freeloading organisms
Brain parasites are organisms that infect and live within brain tissue, including certain species of tapeworms, amoebas, and the protozoan *Toxoplasma gondii*.
The term appears frequently in horror fiction and conspiracy theories, where parasites supposedly control human behavior: The movie's premise involves brain parasites that turn people into zombies.
In casual use, accusing someone of having brain parasites suggests their thinking is so impaired that only parasitic infection could explain it.
- toxoplasmaProtozoan infecting warm-blooded hosts
- cat litterAbsorbent box material
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hostOne receiving guests
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- brain parasitesneurocysticercosis, Toxoplasma gondii, pork tapeworm, toxoplasmosis, Taenia solium