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How stigmatizing disease—from COVID-19 to HIV—creates a vicious cycle of sickness
Joel Goldberg, Annalise PasztorAs India is becoming the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety about the disease has at times descended into violence against the sick, and even health care workers. The problem isn’t limited to India—people in countries from Nepal to Mexico to Italy have stigmatized individuals connected to COVID-19, making it harder for them to go about their daily lives and get much-needed care.