Torrey E Fuller, Yolken Robert H
Stanley Medical Research Institute, United States.
Stanley Laboratory of Developmental Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, United States.
Schizophr Res. 2014 Nov;159(2-3):299-302. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.09.027. Epub 2014 Oct 11.
Being born in and/or raised in an urban area is a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. Migrating from countries such as Jamaica or Morocco to countries such as England or the Netherlands is also a proven risk factor for developing schizophrenia. The transmission of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts to children is reviewed and proposed as a partial explanation for both of these risk factors.
出生在城市地区和/或在城市地区长大是患精神分裂症的一个已被证实的风险因素。从牙买加或摩洛哥等国家移民到英国或荷兰等国家也是患精神分裂症的一个已被证实的风险因素。本文对弓形虫卵囊向儿童的传播进行了综述,并提出这是对这两个风险因素的部分解释。