Infectious forms of stigma are...
Psychopathy
is congenital and acquired. How it works.
Stereotypes
of mental illness cause stigmatizing[1]
reactions around the world[2].
For example, individuals with markers of aggression or violence are stigmatized
and isolated and may not receive empathy or psychological healing.
In
addition, some forms of mental illness can affect hygiene and self-care behaviours
that trigger evolutionarily ingrained aversion reactions[3].
These forms
of stigma are also "contagious" because spending time with a person
with a mental illness can threaten their social status, sometimes referred to
as politeness or affiliation stigma. It threatens social standing just by
spending time with a person who has a mental illness and impedes the flow of
empathy[4].
Scientific fact; - Tell me who your friends are
and I'll tell you what you have[5].