Sometimes I feel like a broken record when writing about infectious disease-based public health threats.
There are real threats, such as multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis, but these are rarely discussed. And then there is the psychological (eg. information) bioterrorism, the fear porn, a hyped narrative concerning an existential threat repeatedly injected into public discourse and then intentionally amplified to the point that it becomes a perverse and, in some cases, disabling obsession for many.
Psychological bioterrorism and fear porn
There are many who benefit from psychological (or information
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