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Coronaphobia or Coronavirus – Which is More Infectious?

A virus is an infectious biological agent. Thoughts can be infectious, too. What do you call infectious thoughts about an infectious virus? Coronaphobia. Not only is the term already being used but some are already busy researching the topic. Here is a sentence from the abstract of a scientific paper entitled Coronaphobia: Fear and the …

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UnScientific American

The July 2020 issue of Scientific American magazine has a cover story “Inside The Coronavirus.” The image on the cover shows the coronavirus with spikes sticking out from a circular cross-section that appears to have DNA-like structures in it. It’s a colorful and compelling image. There is only one problem: it’s not an electron micrograph …

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