title: Are the pathogens of out-groups really more dangerous?
abstract: We question the plausibility of Fincher & Thornhill's (F&T's) argument that localised pathogen-host coevolution leads to out-groups having pathogens more damaging than those infecting one's own family or religious group.
authors.affiliation: The Hygiene Centre, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. micheal.debarra@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Mícheál
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Barra
authors.forename: Val
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological