Mysophobia, also commonly known as germophobia, is an intense fear of dirt and germs. It falls under the category of specific phobias classified in the American Psychiatric Association's ...

Mysophobia is defined as the intense, persistent, and irrational fear of dirt and germs. It is not specifically named in the DSM-5 but meets the criteria for a larger category of disorders known as ...

If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from ...

GENTLE READER: You do your late friend no honor by snubbing her children, at least one of whom she trusted enough to name as ...

Removing gloves before eating is a strict rule. But if you have a glass or a canape or a fork in your hands, that is an obvious and polite excuse for not shaking hands. Just practice the regretful ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who wants to bring fancy gloves back in ...

Gloves were once a routine part of a proper outfit worn outside of one's home, regardless of the weather: cotton gloves for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or appearing rude for refusing. GENTLE READER: Why didn’t Miss ...

Fear of cotton balls is also known as sidonglobophobia. Another term for the condition is bambakophobia, from the Greek bambaki, which means "cotton," and phobos, which means deep dread or fear. In ...