Could microbes cause mental illness?

Schizophrenia is a devastating illness. One percent of the world’s population suffers from its symptoms of hallucinations, psychosis and impaired cognitive ability. The disease destroys relationships and renders many of its sufferers unable to hold down a job.
What could cause such frightening damage to the brain? According to a growing body of research, the culprit is surprising: the flu.

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