In the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak, we must also struggle with human bias

Nat Med. 2020 Mar;26(3):305. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0802-y.

Abstract

A compounding factor of the outbreak is the potential for the general public to misunderstand the facts and design conspiracy theories.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / physiology*
  • Bias*
  • COVID-19
  • Communication
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Social Networking