anecdotally, i have heard of people struggling to give a fuck about covid anymore once they finally got it. even people who knew all the facts about how bad covid is for you, and how crucial it is to get as few infections as possible.
could be #HostManipulation + trauma, i suppose.
@blakemurdoch.bsky.social:
“There have been many reports of people going out knowing they are positive for COVID, denying a known infection is COVID, etc. This is a very interesting essay on some possible mechanisms by which SARS-COV-2 may manipulate infected people's behaviour.” #HostManipulation
On multiple infections by parasites with complex life cycles
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10493
@nordicoikos.bsky.social #hostmanipulation #trophicallytransmittedparasite #theoreticalmodel #coinfections #sabotage
