mass sociogenic illness
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mass sociogenic illness

An illness occurring in a group of people with a shared social setting, such as a school, workplace, or military group, and characterized by a usually rapid onset and symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, fainting, headache, or skin rash.

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No references found			This mass sociogenic illness also was seen in Manila, Philippines, on October 3, 2001, when 1,000 students went to health clinics because they mistook cold symptoms for bioterrorism symptoms after a rumor of a bioterrorist incident (Wessely et al. Bioterrorism preparedness: what school counselors need to know by Rank, Michael G. / Professional School Counseling He and colleagues at the University of Leuven believe many features of the outbreak point to mass sociogenic illness - MSI. COCA-COLA SCARE: IT WAS ALL IN THE BELGIANS' MINDS; HYSTERIA: VICTIMS ... by Mulford, Sarah / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Society Islands Society of Friends Society of Jesus Society of the Sacred Heart Society verses society wedding societyese Socinian Socinianism Socinianize Socinus socio- socio-economic class socio... sociobiologic sociobiological sociobiologically sociobiologist sociobiology sociocracy sociocultural sociodrama socioeconomic socioeconomically sociogenic Sociogenic illness sociol. sociolect sociolinguist sociolinguistic sociolinguistically sociolinguistics sociologese Sociologic sociological sociologically sociologism sociologist sociology sociology department sociometry socionomy sociopath sociopathic sociopathic personality sociopolitical sociopsychological socioreligious sock sock away Sock in			Sociocultural system Sociocultural system socioculturally sociodrama socioeconomic socioeconomic Socioeconomic class Socioeconomic class Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Socioeconomic Evaluation and Monitoring Cell Socioeconomic Formation Socioeconomic Impact Analysis Study Socioeconomic Level Socioeconomic Map Socioeconomic Monitoring & Mitigation Plan Socioeconomic Monitoring System Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic status Socioeconomic Structure socioeconomically Socioeconomics Socioeconomics Socioemotional Selective Theory Socioevolutionism sociogenesis sociogenic sociogenic Sociogenic illness SOCIOL sociol. Sociolect sociolects Sociolinguisitcs Sociolinguisitcs Sociolinguisitcs sociolinguist sociolinguist sociolinguist sociolinguistic sociolinguistic sociolinguistic Sociolinguistic Archive and Analysis Project sociolinguistically sociolinguistically sociolinguistically sociolinguistics sociolinguistics sociolinguistics Sociolinguistique et Dynamique des Langues sociolinguists sociolinguists sociolinguists sociologese sociologic sociologic sociologic sociological sociological

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mass sociogenic illness (redirected from Sociogenic illness)

mass sociogenic illness
(redirected from Sociogenic illness)