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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/users/luckytran/statuses/111858168381257831">Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 06:49:45 JST</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran" title="luckytran@med-mastodon.com"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/28159-48-20221116063634.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:</a><div><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111858124469599115" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>The stigma associated with being sick with an infectious illness is one of the reasons people try to conceal it.</p><p>I also think we see a similar thing with wearing masks, which underscores the importance of normalizing mask-wearing long-term, like in countries such as Japan.</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/2665035#notice-5282593">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-02-02T06:49:45+09:00" title="Friday, 02-Feb-2024 06:49:45 JST">about a year ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111858168381257831" rel="external" title="Sent from med-mastodon.com via ActivityPub">med-mastodon.com</a></span></span><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/111858168381257831">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/2199395">Overall, the findings carry significant public health implications, illuminating the motivations and tradeoffs we make in social interactions when we’re sick, Merrell added. “After all, people tend to react negatively to, find less attractive, and steer clear of people who are sick with infectious illness,” he said. “It therefore makes sense that we may take steps to cover up our sickness in social situations. This suggests that solutions to the problem of disease concealment may need to rely on more than just individual good will.”</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/111/858/163/644/691/411/original/d82932eee70f15c0.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/111/858/163/644/691/411/original/d82932eee70f15c0.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Friday, 02-Feb-2024 06:49:45 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:
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The stigma associated with being sick with an infectious illness is one of the reasons people try to conceal it.
I also think we see a similar thing with wearing masks, which underscores the importance of normalizing mask-wearing long-term, like in countries such as Japan.
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1. Overall, the findings carry significant public health implications, illuminating the motivations and tradeoffs we make in social interactions when we’re sick, Merrell added. “After all, people tend to react negatively to, find less attractive, and steer clear of people who are sick with infectious illness,” he said. “It therefore makes sense that we may take steps to cover up our sickness in social situations. This suggests that solutions to the problem of disease concealment may need to rely on more than just individual good will.”
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