To pick from one of the random sources that went into creating that graph: > at least once, his symptoms were interpreted as a social distancing mechanism. [0]

To pick from one of the random sources that went into creating that graph: > at least once, his symptoms were interpreted as a social distancing mechanism. [0] The term has been in use for a _very_ long time. You'll also find it in editions of the Oxford dictionary from the 80s. [0] Diseases of the Nervous System. Volume 36, Issues 1-6. (1975). Page 73.