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PANDEMICS AND PANIC

It is important to know that the society of humans is not only a web of invisible/intangible social connections and relationships but of tangible: which implies that we daily witness physical contacts and touches that although are universal, also vary in intensity of our relationships with the individual, group and setting where such social interactions take place. Also, the approach and styles of physical contact and cues in the social interaction process vary across various societies because of the issue of cultural differences.  Nevertheless, it has been noted over centuries that whenever a pandemic strikes (because of the capacity for wide coverage and ability to spread via social interactions) the issue of Panic which is a collective irrational fear-driven response to pandemics is usually the order of the day.  We most actually underestimate how powerful our social interactions and settings are until this disaster emerges and they spread within days of evolution l