Toxiphobia
Template:Short description Toxiphobia in non-human animals is rejection of foods with tastes, odors, or appearances which are followed by illness resulted from toxins found in these foods.[1][2] In humans, toxiphobia is the irrational fear of poisons and being poisoned.[3]
Notable people
- Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), Austrian-American scientist who, after the assassination of his close friend Moritz Schlick, developed an irrational fear of being poisoned, and only accepted food cooked by his wife.[4]
- Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918–1989), Romanian dictator, who ordered not to have any air conditioning in Palace of the Parliament due to fear of being poisoned by ventilation.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Garcis, John, Hankins W.G., "The Evolution of Bitter and the Acquisition of Toxiphobia", in: Olfaction and Taste, vol V, 2010, Template:ISBN p. 39
- ↑ Evolution and Learning, 2013, Template:ISBN, p. 31
- ↑ Wallace's Monthly, Volume 11, 1885, p. 440
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