The Contagion of Violence
Violence is a contagious disease.
Violence meets the definition of a contagious disease.
Epidemic are characterized by recognizable waves and clustering patterns.
Epidemic Waves
Epidemic Clustering
Epidemic Spread
Transmission of Violence
Academic Papers
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Nature - Human Behavior (2017)
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American Medical Association - Journal of Ethics (2017)
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Revistes Catalanes amb Acces Obert
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World Economic Forum (2017)
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Inquiry (2025)
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Violence, Trauma, and Trauma Surgery (2020)
Violence is a disease.
“It is now scientifically clear that violence behaves like a contagious and epidemic disease.”
Contagion of Violence
In a groundbreaking meeting in 2013, the Institute of Medicine brought together experts from around the world to talk about violence as a contagious disease.