How can we improve identification of contagious individuals? Factors influencing sickness detection

John Axelsson^{1

2}, Tina Sundelin^{2

3}, Julie Lasselin^{4

2

5}, Mats Lekander^{4

2}

Affiliations

¹ Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden john.axelsson@su.se.
² Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany.

Comment

John Axelsson et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2018.

. 2018 Oct 24;285(1889):20182005.

doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2005.

John Axelsson^{1

2}, Tina Sundelin^{2

3}, Julie Lasselin^{4

2

5}, Mats Lekander^{4

2}

¹ Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden john.axelsson@su.se.
² Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
³ Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁵ Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

We declare we have no competing interests.

Identification of acutely sick people and facial cues of sickness.
Axelsson J, Sundelin T, Olsson MJ, Sorjonen K, Axelsson C, Lasselin J, Lekander M. Axelsson J, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 Jan 10;285(1870):20172430. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2430. Proc Biol Sci. 2018. PMID: 29298938 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Identification of acutely sick people: individual differences and social information use.
Kurvers RHJM, Wolf M. Kurvers RHJM, et al. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 Oct 24;285(1889):20181274. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1274. Proc Biol Sci. 2018. PMID: 30355707 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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