Get the news out loudly and quickly: the influence of the media on limiting emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

During outbreaks of infectious diseases with high morbidity and mortality, individuals closely follow media reports of the outbreak. Many will attempt to minimize contacts with other individuals in order to protect themselves from infection and possibly death. This process is called social distancin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anna Mummert, Howard Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3753329?pdf=render