Perhaps irradiated Toxoplasmosis with a genetic defect that induces other short term psychological issues instead of the often heard long term ones? The phenotypic implications

Perhaps irradiated Toxoplasmosis with a genetic defect that induces other short term psychological issues instead of the often heard long term ones? The phenotypic implications are particularly intriguing. What would Jaroslav Flegr say? Cross reference http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/308873/. I'll also note the eerie presence of not only a cat in the story, but that of a cat lurking through one of the photos. It also fits in with some of the contagion rates, and particularly with those within the same family.

Otherwise, this could be the basis for a great zombie origination story! #development