F.S. Gondii

== Felinus Sapiens Gondii [PENDING RECLASSIFICATION] ==
Type: Parasitic
Host: Humanoid Species
Carrier: Homo Felinus Sapiens (“Catgirls”)
Felinus Sapiens Gondii (f. s. gondii) is a heavily mutated strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii which present in cats, native to Abexilas. Due to the biological nature of their carrier, h. f. sapiens, f. s. gondii is able to manifest and sexually reproduce within their gut microbiome. Unlike t. gondii, however, f. s. gondii is transmitted through physical contact with individuals of h. f. sapiens, and not through feces.
=== Transmission ===
Transmission can occur through skin-to-skin contact or contact with anything recently touched by a carrier (f. s. gondii can survive up to 5 days in a medium-temperature environment outside a host), or through carriers sneezing or coughing.
=== Symptoms ===
f. s. gondii causes far less symptoms than the strain it mutated from, but one thing remains the same: its psychological effects, now far more potent against humanoid species. After entering its host through their skin, f. s. gondii heads directly for the brain, burrowing in and beginning to make its changes. In most hosts, this manifests as a desire to be near catgirls. It may or may not manifest as attraction, depending on the host, but it almost always evokes a need to protect catgirls in its host, and a release of oxytocin (so-called “love hormone”) at the sight of a catgirl happy. f. s. gondii has also been shown (perhaps anecdotally) to reduce IQ and pattern recognition ability in its hosts, which may be a way to stop those affected to realize its effects on others.
NOTE: Early warning signs of those affected by f. s. gondii include rapidly changing opinions on catgirls (caused by the host’s brain fighting to maintain control) and mild flu-like symptoms.
f. s. gondii is an example of mutualism while inside its carriers, since it causes its hosts to care about them and want to keep them safe, while receiving an area to reproduce inside its carriers. In its hosts, however, f. s. gondii is a parasite, changing it’s host’s ability to think and opinion on catgirls.