Mysophobia is a fear of germs and bacteria. It is commonly called germaphobia. People with mysophobia may avoid contact with anything that could be contaminated, which might include other people as ...

Mysophobia, also commonly known as germophobia, is an intense fear of dirt and germs. Mysophobia can be socially and emotionally debilitating, causing excessive handwashing and avoiding handshaking ...

PATIENTS with mysophobia have an irrational fear of contamination and germs. Unlike those who simply like tidiness and cleanliness, they have an extreme fear of contamination or infection, but what ...

DURING the coronavirus pandemic, everyone was a little more conscious of germs and other nasties. But for some people being overly aware of viruses or bacteria is a full-blown phobia. Please provide a ...

A psychologist says she’s seen a rise in people’s OCD focusing on a fear of germs (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Amid coronavirus, when we’re told to ‘stay alert’ and stay home to avoid a ...

COVID-19 has brought along with it a set of side effects that can't be ignored any more. Mysophobia to clinical depression are just a handful of them. This constant overdrive to wash hands and be ...

As the old adage say, 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness', but what if it becomes an obsession (Mysophobia ' the fear of germs) ' does the Devil take over? Read also: Radhika Apte to play an ...

PATIENTS with mysophobia have an irrational fear of contamination and germs. Unlike those who simply like tidiness and cleanliness, they have an extreme fear of contamination or infection, but what ...