Cats and Schizophrenia (aka Crazy Cat Lady?)

Cats are lovable and fuzzy.  Cats are sneaky and funny.  And it's possible that cats could be linked to mental illness and schizophrenia.  Due to a parasite cats carry called Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), researchers are studying how it can affect humans.  Although humans can develop toxoplasmosis due to this parasite, studies are under way as to how it might affect people mentally, especially if they're exposed to cats when young.  Here's the entire Time magazine article about this concern.