Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative

Argues that we need to understand the appeal and persistence of the outbreak narrative because the stories we tell about disease emergence have consequences. This title presents cautionary tale about how the stories we tell circumscribe our thinking about global health and human interactions as the world imagines the next Great Plague.

• | By (Author): Priscilla Wald
• | Publisher: Duke University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 09, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 392 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0822341530
• | ISBN-13: 9780822341536