Mysophobia

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Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. The term was coined by William A. Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly

 Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibited in repeatedly

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