Avoid touching objects due to fear of contamination

Very low urgency

Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about the objects or people around them due to fear or dread of dirt or contamination by viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc. This anxiety leads to avoidance behaviour and/or excessive and repetitive cleaning of these objects or one's own hands after touching them.

Associated diseases

Obsessive-compulsive disorder - OCD

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