A Parasite of the Morbid Mind

Toxoplasma gondii and morbid curiosity

Over two thousand years ago, Plato told the story of a man named Leontius and his morbid curiosity.

One day, Leontius was walking near the city walls of Piraeus, when he caught a glimpse of an executioner standing over a pile of dead bodies. Leontius felt an overwhelming desire to look at the bodies while simultaneously loathing the thought of them. His …