Glossary

Mistrust is defined as a formal way of not trusting any one party too much

in a situation of grave risk or deep doubt. It is clearly a main concern for those involved

in risk communication, since a lack of trust in those institutions that are responsible for

risk management may lead to misinformation, disinformation and the generation of

urban myths.

(1) TELL ME Project: Flu from A to Z

Relief personnel, equipment, supplies and services provided by foreign military and

civil defence organizations for international humanitarian assistance.

Medical Countermeasures: Medical countermeasures include both biologic and pharmaceutical medical countermeasures (e.g. vaccines, antimicrobials, and antibody preparations), non-pharmaceutical medical countermeasures (e.g. ventilators, devices, personal protective equipment such as face masks and gloves), and public health interventions (e.g. contact and transmission interventions, social distancing, and community shielding) to prevent and mitigate the health effects of biological agents (1)

It is a technique that often uses the suppression of information or points of view and

has the main purpose in diverting attention of an individual or group from the chosen

object of attention by presenting only the facts that favour a particular interest or by

including the use of logical fallacies. As a result, people or groups of people stop

listening to certain arguments, leading to misjudgement.