The parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, yana haifar da kumburi, na iya lalata kwakwalwa ta hanyar da za ta sa mai cutar ya kashe kansa, in ji The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Gwaje-gwaje don kasancewar Toxoplasma gondii yana da kyau a cikin mutane da yawa - yawanci shine sakamakon cin naman da ba a dafa ba ko tuntuɓar najasar cat. Wannan shi ne yanayin da kashi 10 zuwa 20 cikin dari. Amurkawa. An yarda cewa Toxoplasma ya ci gaba da barci a cikin jikin mutum kuma ba shi da lahani.
A halin da ake ciki, wata tawagar Farfesa Lena Brundin daga Jami'ar Jihar Michigan, ta gano cewa, wannan kwayar cutar, ta hanyar haifar da kumburi a cikin kwakwalwa, na iya haifar da samuwar ƙwayoyin cuta masu haɗari kuma ta haka yana kara haɗarin yunkurin kashe kansa.
Rahotanni na baya sun riga sun ambaci alamun wani tsari mai kumburi a cikin kwakwalwar masu kashe kansu da kuma mutanen da ke fama da damuwa. Akwai kuma shawarwarin cewa wannan protozoan na iya haifar da halin kashe kansa - alal misali, berayen da suka kamu da cutar sun nemo cat da kansu. Binciken da aka yi kwanan nan ya nuna cewa kasancewar protozoan a cikin jiki yana ƙara haɗarin kashe kansa har sau bakwai.
Kamar yadda Brundin ya bayyana, bincike bai nuna cewa duk wanda ya kamu da cutar zai kashe kansa ba, amma wasu mutane na iya zama masu saurin kamuwa da halin kashe kansa. Ta hanyar yin gwaje-gwaje don gano ƙwayar cuta, mutum zai iya hasashen wanda ke cikin haɗari na musamman.
Brundin yana aiki akan hanyar haɗin gwiwa tsakanin baƙin ciki da kumburin kwakwalwa tsawon shekaru goma. A cikin maganin bacin rai, ana amfani da abin da ake kira zaɓaɓɓen masu hana reuptake na serotonin (SSRIs) - kamar fluoxetine, wanda aka fi sani da sunan kasuwanci Prozac - yawanci. Wadannan kwayoyi suna haɓaka matakan serotonin a cikin kwakwalwa, wanda ya kamata ya inganta yanayin ku. Koyaya, suna da tasiri kawai a cikin rabin waɗanda ke fama da baƙin ciki.
Binciken Brundin ya nuna cewa raguwar matakin serotonin a cikin kwakwalwa maiyuwa ba zai zama sanadin hakan ba a matsayin alamar damuwa a cikin aikinsa. Wani tsari mai kumburi - irin wanda ya haifar da ƙwayar cuta - na iya haifar da canje-canjen da ke haifar da damuwa da, a wasu lokuta, tunanin kashe kansa. Wataƙila ta hanyar yaƙi da parasite yana yiwuwa a taimaka aƙalla wasu masu yuwuwar kashe kansu. (PAP)
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