The article compiles evidence that Toxoplasma gondii can be present in semen, correlates with sexual practices, and shows couple‑level transmission asymmetries consistent with male‑to‑partner spread. It also reviews human behavioral changes (slower threat response, altered jealousy, increased sexual partners) that may advantage the parasite’s transmission.
— If a common brain‑infiltrating parasite is sexually transmissible and behavior‑shaping in humans, sexual‑health guidance, road‑safety risk models, and even criminology and mental‑health debates must incorporate parasitology rather than treating outcomes as purely social or psychological.
Aporia
2025.10.02
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Cited findings that infected men’s partners have higher seroprevalence while infected women don’t raise male risk; higher T. gondii rates among people who practice fellatio and unprotected anal sex; and longitudinal links between infection duration and slower reaction times (Flegr et al., 2005; Hlaváčová et al., 2021; Latifi et al., 2025).
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