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Je! wamiliki wa paka wana hatari kubwa ya schizophrenia? Baada ya kukagua tafiti nyingi, watafiti wamegundua kiunga cha kushangaza kati ya hizo mbili.<\/p>\n

Timu ya watafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Queensland nchini Australia ilikagua tafiti 17 kuhusu mada hiyo na ikapata uwezekano wa mara 2.35 wa skizofrenia kwa wamiliki wa paka. Hata hivyo, kusoma<\/a>, iliyochapishwa katika jarida la Schizophrenia Bulletin, haikuzingatia mambo mengine yanayoweza kuchangia.<\/p>\n

Timu ilitathmini machapisho ya utafiti kutoka nchi 11, zikiwemo Marekani na Uingereza, katika miaka 44 iliyopita.<\/p>\n

"Tuligundua tafiti 1,915, ambazo 106 zilichaguliwa kwa uhakiki kamili wa maandishi, na hatimaye kujumuisha tafiti 17. Tulipata uhusiano kati ya umiliki wa paka uliofafanuliwa kwa upana na kuongezeka kwa uwezekano wa kukuza shida zinazohusiana na skizofrenia, "watafiti waliandika.<\/p>\n

Schizophrenia ni ugonjwa mbaya ugonjwa wa akili<\/a> ambayo huathiri tabia, mawazo, hisia na shughuli za kila siku za mtu. Dalili hizo ni pamoja na udanganyifu, maono, mawazo yasiyo na mpangilio na tabia isiyo ya kawaida ya gari. Wagonjwa wanaweza pia kuteseka kutokana na aina mbalimbali za hisia hasi, ikiwa ni pamoja na ukosefu wa usafi wa kibinafsi, ukosefu wa kuwasiliana na macho au hisia. Wanaweza pia kuendeleza paranoia, unyogovu, wasiwasi na mawazo ya kujiua. Hali hiyo huathiri takriban watu milioni 24 duniani kote.<\/p>\n

Inaaminika kusababishwa na mchanganyiko wa mambo, ikiwa ni pamoja na genetics, kemia ya ubongo na mazingira. Baadhi ya tafiti zimegundua uhusiano na utumiaji wa dawa fulani za burudani, haswa kwa idadi kubwa, na hatua za mwanzo za maisha. Ingawa sababu halisi haijajulikana, watafiti wanaamini kuwa kuwa na a historia ya familia<\/a> skizofrenia na matatizo fulani ya ujauzito na kuzaliwa, kama vile utapiamlo au kuathiriwa na sumu au virusi, huongeza hatari.<\/p>\n

Utafiti wa hivi punde umepokea ukosoaji<\/a> kwa kutozingatia mambo mengine yanayoweza kuchangia skizofrenia, kama vile asili ya kijamii na kiuchumi na historia ya familia. Utafiti pia hautoi maelezo ya kiungo kinachowezekana.<\/p>\n

A 1995 kusoma<\/a> iligundua uwezekano wa kuendeleza Schizophrenia kwa wamiliki wa paka kutoka kwa vimelea vya Toxoplasma gondii vinavyopatikana kwa kawaida kwa paka. Vimelea hivyo vinaweza kuingia mwilini mwa mtu kwa kuumwa na paka, mikwaruzo, kugusa majimaji ya mwili au kinyesi na kula nyama ambayo haijaiva vizuri. Ingawa utafiti ulikuja na hitimisho mseto, timu ilidai kuwa paka wa nyumbani walikuwa sababu muhimu ya mazingira katika ukuzaji wa skizofrenia.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa katika wanyama, a maambukizi<\/a> kutoka kwa Toxoplasma gondii inaweza kubadilisha tabia na utendakazi wa nyurotransmita, ilhali kwa binadamu, maambukizi ya papo hapo yanaweza kusababisha dalili kama vile udanganyifu na maono sawa na yale yanayoonyeshwa na watu wenye skizofrenia.<\/p>\n

Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n

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Je! wamiliki wa paka wana hatari kubwa ya schizophrenia? Baada ya kukagua tafiti nyingi, watafiti wamegundua kiunga cha kushangaza kati ya hizo mbili.<\/p>\n

Timu ya watafiti kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Queensland nchini Australia ilikagua tafiti 17 kuhusu mada hiyo na ikapata uwezekano wa mara 2.35 wa skizofrenia kwa wamiliki wa paka. Hata hivyo, kusoma<\/a>, iliyochapishwa katika jarida la Schizophrenia Bulletin, haikuzingatia mambo mengine yanayoweza kuchangia.<\/p>\n

Timu ilitathmini machapisho ya utafiti kutoka nchi 11, zikiwemo Marekani na Uingereza, katika miaka 44 iliyopita.<\/p>\n

"Tuligundua tafiti 1,915, ambazo 106 zilichaguliwa kwa uhakiki kamili wa maandishi, na hatimaye kujumuisha tafiti 17. Tulipata uhusiano kati ya umiliki wa paka uliofafanuliwa kwa upana na kuongezeka kwa uwezekano wa kukuza shida zinazohusiana na skizofrenia, "watafiti waliandika.<\/p>\n

Schizophrenia ni ugonjwa mbaya ugonjwa wa akili<\/a> ambayo huathiri tabia, mawazo, hisia na shughuli za kila siku za mtu. Dalili hizo ni pamoja na udanganyifu, maono, mawazo yasiyo na mpangilio na tabia isiyo ya kawaida ya gari. Wagonjwa wanaweza pia kuteseka kutokana na aina mbalimbali za hisia hasi, ikiwa ni pamoja na ukosefu wa usafi wa kibinafsi, ukosefu wa kuwasiliana na macho au hisia. Wanaweza pia kuendeleza paranoia, unyogovu, wasiwasi na mawazo ya kujiua. Hali hiyo huathiri takriban watu milioni 24 duniani kote.<\/p>\n

Inaaminika kusababishwa na mchanganyiko wa mambo, ikiwa ni pamoja na genetics, kemia ya ubongo na mazingira. Baadhi ya tafiti zimegundua uhusiano na utumiaji wa dawa fulani za burudani, haswa kwa idadi kubwa, na hatua za mwanzo za maisha. Ingawa sababu halisi haijajulikana, watafiti wanaamini kuwa kuwa na a historia ya familia<\/a> skizofrenia na matatizo fulani ya ujauzito na kuzaliwa, kama vile utapiamlo au kuathiriwa na sumu au virusi, huongeza hatari.<\/p>\n

Utafiti wa hivi punde umepokea ukosoaji<\/a> kwa kutozingatia mambo mengine yanayoweza kuchangia skizofrenia, kama vile asili ya kijamii na kiuchumi na historia ya familia. Utafiti pia hautoi maelezo ya kiungo kinachowezekana.<\/p>\n

A 1995 kusoma<\/a> iligundua uwezekano wa kuendeleza Schizophrenia kwa wamiliki wa paka kutoka kwa vimelea vya Toxoplasma gondii vinavyopatikana kwa kawaida kwa paka. Vimelea hivyo vinaweza kuingia mwilini mwa mtu kwa kuumwa na paka, mikwaruzo, kugusa majimaji ya mwili au kinyesi na kula nyama ambayo haijaiva vizuri. Ingawa utafiti ulikuja na hitimisho mseto, timu ilidai kuwa paka wa nyumbani walikuwa sababu muhimu ya mazingira katika ukuzaji wa skizofrenia.<\/p>\n

Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa katika wanyama, a maambukizi<\/a> kutoka kwa Toxoplasma gondii inaweza kubadilisha tabia na utendakazi wa nyurotransmita, ilhali kwa binadamu, maambukizi ya papo hapo yanaweza kusababisha dalili kama vile udanganyifu na maono sawa na yale yanayoonyeshwa na watu wenye skizofrenia.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-cat-raises-risk-of-schizophrenia-study-reveals-a-mysterious-association-between-the-two.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nOwning A Cat Raises Risk Of Schizophrenia? 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