“Malaria, presently among the most deadly infectious agents on the planet, is arguably the greatest mass murderer of all time. Experts estimate the disease has killed half of all people who have roamed the planet since the Stone Age.” — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share Image
“Save for the ancient Egyptians, he found, virtually no one kept cats as pets until the latter part of the 1700s. The first people… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Vast populations in parasitic hot zones are without hospitals, doctors, drugs, or surgical equipment. Meanwhile, often directed at the very same underserved regions, wealthy… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Putting this all together, Moore and Reiber predicted that the germ would prod people to seek out the company of others early in the… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“By enlisting the assistance of a team of neuroimmunologists, however, Schaller succeeded in conducting one of the few studies to address the question. As… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“After being shown pictures of people coughing, cartoonish germs sprouting from a sponge, and similar infection-evoking images, women—the sex most vulnerable to STDs—endorsed more… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“We were seated in a sparkling new building on the UBC campus with austere modern lines and sleek, minimalist décor—about as sterile a setting… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“What would happen if the parasites were removed from this picture? Would there be fewer birds in the sky, more fish in the sea?… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Xenophobic propaganda can take another sinister form. Its progenitor is that favorite taunt of the playground bully: “You’ve got cooties.” Grown-up bullies are notorious… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Good looks, for example, are denoted by symmetrical features—a sign that early life development was not disrupted by infection—and skin that shows no trace… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“When subjects in one of Pizarro’s studies were shown a sign recommending the use of hand wipes, he reported, they were harsher in their… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Consumers even avoid buying items placed near a product with icky connotations. Grocery shoppers, for instance, have been shown to be repelled by foods—including… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“Nonetheless, studies by Schaller and other researchers indicate that people who chronically worry about disease are especially prone to antipathy toward those whose appearances… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“A phenomenon known as sympathetic vomiting occurs when the sight of someone throwing up causes others to do so too. Such copycat behavior probably… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“The recently ill display similar biases, possibly, Schaller theorizes, because their immune systems may still be run-down, so their minds compensate by ratcheting up… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
“In the first three days after vaccination, coinciding with the time when the virus was most contagious, subjects interacted with twice as many people… — Kathleen McAuliffe Copy Share
