Mysophobia

Also Known As:

Bacteriophobia; Fear of bacteria; Fear of dirt; Fear of dirt and germs; Fear of germs; Phobia, bacteria; Phobia, dirt; Phobia, germs; Verminophobia; germophobia

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Mental Disorders: 24177
- Anxiety Disorders: 7356
  - Phobic Disorders: 1089
    - Mysophobia: 2

Related Diseases

1.	Coinfection
2.	Mood Disorders (Mood Disorder)
3.	Obesity
4.	Bronchiolitis
5.	Autistic Disorder (Autism)

Experts

1.	Biagi, Carlotta: 1 article (04/2021)
2.	Dondi, Arianna: 1 article (04/2021)
3.	Lanari, Marcello: 1 article (04/2021)
4.	Pierantoni, Luca: 1 article (04/2021)
5.	Rocca, Alessandro: 1 article (04/2021)
6.	Scarpini, Sara: 1 article (04/2021)
7.	Vandini, Silvia: 1 article (04/2021)
8.	Ewald, D Rose: 1 article (01/2018)
9.	Sumner, Susan C J: 1 article (01/2018)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Mysophobia:

Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA

04/02/2021 - "However hospitalized infants with clinical bronchiolitis often receive antibiotics for fear of bacteria coinfection, especially when chest radiography is performed due to similar radiographic appearance of infiltrate and atelectasis. "
01/01/2018 - "Increasing rates of cardiovascular, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases, as well as epidemics in obesity and diabetes in recent decades are believed to be explained, in part, by unintended effects on the microbiota from vaccinations, poor diets, environmental chemicals, indiscriminate antibiotic use, and "germophobia." Discovery and exploration of the brain-gut-microbiota axis have provided new insights into functional diseases of the gut, autoimmune and stress-related disorders, and the role of probiotics in treating certain affective disorders; it may even explain some aspects of autism. "