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Is COVID-19 Not Disgusting Enough?

Disease avoidance and the behavioral immune system.

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By Neuroskeptic
Mar 29, 2020 12:00 AMNov 3, 2020 5:06 PM
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The COVID-19 outbreak has brought much of the world to a standstill and hammered the world economy. But it strikes me that most people's emotional reactions to the virus have been remarkably muted. While panic buying has certainly been a problem, popular panic over the disease itself seems rare.

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