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Mysophobia

洁癖

Mysophobia, or the excessive fear of germs and dirt, can lead people to engage in extreme cleaning, compulsive（强迫性） hand-washing,

洁癖或是极度害怕细菌和灰尘，会让人进行过度清洁、强迫性洗手，

and even avoidance of things perceived（感知到的） as dirty.

甚至让人们避免接触那些他们觉得脏的东西。

In some instances, this phobia may be related to obsessive-compulsive disorder（强迫症）.

在一些情况中，这一恐惧症与强迫症有一定的关联。

This common phobia can also result in people avoiding physical contact with other people out of fear of contamination（污染）, overuse of disinfectants（消毒剂）, and excessive preoccupation with media reports about illness outbreaks.

这一恐惧症会使人们出于怕脏、过度使用消毒剂 或是对新闻中的疫情爆发感到担忧，从而不与别人接触。

People with this phobia may also avoid areas where germs are more likely to be present

患者还会避免去到一些更可能出现细菌的地方，

such as doctor's offices, airplanes, schools, and pharmacies（药房）.

比如医生的办公室、飞机、学校以及药店。

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