Contagion next time /
Galea, Sandro,
Contagion next time / Sandro Galea. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022. - xx, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-255) and index.
A better and healthier time to be alive than ever -- An unhealthy country -- An unhealthy world -- Who we are, the foundational forces -- Where we live, work, and play -- Politics, power, and money -- Compassion -- Social, racial, and economic justice -- Health as a public good -- Understanding what matters most -- Working in complexity and doubt -- Humility and informing the public conversation.
"It began with a bat. This was the species in which the virus first emerged before infecting humans. A member of the coronavirus family of diseases, the symptoms of the virus included high fever, dry cough, body aches, diarrhea, and pneumonia. It spread primarily through respiratory droplets emitted when an infected person coughed or sneezed. This made it important to minimize person-to-person contact and observe social distancing in public spaces where the virus could be transmitted. Once the world became aware of the disease, it mobilized to stop it. These efforts were successful. Quarantine measures, quickly adopted, substantially slowed the spread of the disease. Within months of the detection of the virus in humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak contained. A total of 8,098 people were infected during the outbreak, and 774 died"--
9780197576427 0197576427
2021038471
Health and race.
World health.
Minorities--Medical care.
Equality--Health aspects.
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics--Prevention.
Medical care.
Health Status Disparities
Social Determinants of Health
Global Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Delivery of Health Care
Pandemics--prevention & control
COVID-19
Sant�e et race.
Sant�e mondiale.
Minorit�es--Soins m�edicaux.
COVID-19.
D�eterminants sociaux de la sant�e.
Prestation de soins.
Medical care.
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics--Prevention.
Equality--Health aspects.
Health and race.
Minorities--Medical care.
World health.
United States
RA563 / .G35 2022
Contagion next time / Sandro Galea. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022. - xx, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-255) and index.
A better and healthier time to be alive than ever -- An unhealthy country -- An unhealthy world -- Who we are, the foundational forces -- Where we live, work, and play -- Politics, power, and money -- Compassion -- Social, racial, and economic justice -- Health as a public good -- Understanding what matters most -- Working in complexity and doubt -- Humility and informing the public conversation.
"It began with a bat. This was the species in which the virus first emerged before infecting humans. A member of the coronavirus family of diseases, the symptoms of the virus included high fever, dry cough, body aches, diarrhea, and pneumonia. It spread primarily through respiratory droplets emitted when an infected person coughed or sneezed. This made it important to minimize person-to-person contact and observe social distancing in public spaces where the virus could be transmitted. Once the world became aware of the disease, it mobilized to stop it. These efforts were successful. Quarantine measures, quickly adopted, substantially slowed the spread of the disease. Within months of the detection of the virus in humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak contained. A total of 8,098 people were infected during the outbreak, and 774 died"--
9780197576427 0197576427
2021038471
Health and race.
World health.
Minorities--Medical care.
Equality--Health aspects.
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics--Prevention.
Medical care.
Health Status Disparities
Social Determinants of Health
Global Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Delivery of Health Care
Pandemics--prevention & control
COVID-19
Sant�e et race.
Sant�e mondiale.
Minorit�es--Soins m�edicaux.
COVID-19.
D�eterminants sociaux de la sant�e.
Prestation de soins.
Medical care.
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics--Prevention.
Equality--Health aspects.
Health and race.
Minorities--Medical care.
World health.
United States
RA563 / .G35 2022