Microphobia
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| F40.2 | Specific (isolated) phobias |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Microphobia (from the ancient Greek μικρóς (small, tiny) and φóβος (horror, fear)) is an anxiety disorder . The fear is triggered by tiny things, especially microorganisms .
Child species
More specific types of microphobia are bazillophobia and microbiophobia .
The former describes the fear of bacilli . The second describes more generally the fear of bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
Corresponding anxiety disorders often result in compulsion to wash .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Microphobia , Psylex, accessed June 19, 2020
- ↑ Bazillophobie. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Microbiophobia. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Bacillophobia / Microbiophobia. Retrieved June 19, 2020 .