No, it is not a stigma; come on. It is common sense. Fearing rabies is riddicilous; I was there and it was riddicilous. Period. I still disagree with you.
Of course a fear of cancer is to be taken more seriously if you get jaundice; constant light stool, unexplained weight loss than someone who thinks yoiu will die the next day by an amoeba for getting clean tap water up your nose!!!!!!!! Please dont tell me that a doctor is not taking such things seriously even oof it turns out not to be cancer. Of course I take such fear more seriously than brain eating bugs. I dont need to defend myself for saying so. That is how it is. It is not stigma, it is facts!
I am not going to agree with you on this no matter what you write.