Not exact matches
After hearing Sood talk
about ticks on The Diane Rehm Show, I talked with him and with
infectious disease physician Paul Mead
about what parents need to
know.
Now psychologists at the University of Kent have found that the condition —
known as trypophobia — may be an exaggerated response linked to deep - seated anxiety
about parasites and
infectious disease.
But very little is
known about its role in
infectious diseases, such as the notorious RNA viruses hepatitis, influenza and the common cold.
In the context of
infectious disease management, individual rights and liberties such as autonomous decision making, freedom of choice and action, privacy, and the right to
know or not to
know information
about oneself can come into conflict with public health priorities.
Infectious disease experts at Gladstone held an informational briefing session to explain what is
known about the Zika virus and how it might be combatted as infections rise across the globe.
However, they do not
know about things like cars, dogs,
infectious diseases, and other outdoor hazards.