Book ID: CBB000201665

Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus: People, Parasites, Politics (2002)

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Description Traces the histories of recent new epidemics such as the West Nile Virus, AIDS, malaria, and African sleeping sickness and explores the moral and legal issues surrounding these diseases as they effect the biomedical industry and public health.


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Review Litsios, Socrates (2003) Review of "Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus: People, Parasites, Politics". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (p. 435). unapi

Review Fedunkiw, Marianne (2003) Review of "Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus: People, Parasites, Politics". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Webel, Mari K.
Geissler, P. Wenzel
Taureaux, Niurka
Speziale, Salvatore
Pandolfi, Massimo
Delgado Valdivia, Jatniel
Concepts
Epidemics
Public health
Medicine
Epidemiology
Communicable diseases
Disease and diseases
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
21st century
Prehistory
Places
United States
Spain
Canada
Burundi
Toronto (Ontario)
Uganda
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