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cord-252818-1gms4zw3	Bouayed, Jaouad	Behavioural manipulation ‐ key to the successful global spread of the new Coronavirus SARS‐Cov‐2?	2020-08-19		.txt	text/plain	2492	131	46	The very rapid global spread has raised the issue whether there are further multi‐dimensional consequences of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection on human behaviour, the key of its transmission. In this perspective, we highlight the possibility that COVID‐19 is facilitated by altered human social behaviour that benefits SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission, through showcasing similar virus‐induced changed behaviour by other pathogens and relating this to reports from the grey literature. Interestingly, it was also estimated that 10% of the cases are super-spreaders, resulting in 80% of viral spread, meaning that the majority of SARS-CoV-2 carriers do not appear to unaccountably transmit the virus. In this perspective, we highlighted the possibility that COVID-19 is facilitated by altered human social behaviour that benefits SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Figure 1 ). The scheme highlights the potential manipulative strategy of the novel coronavirus, resulting in viral spread, following an altered behavioural pattern in some COVID-19 patients, as a consequence of a direct impact on brain structure/function, owing to viral infiltration into the CNS, and/or via perturbation of the brain-immune axis or the gut-brain axis.	./cache/cord-252818-1gms4zw3.txt	./txt/cord-252818-1gms4zw3.txt