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The contagion next time, Sandro Galea

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Summary
"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. [This was] the 2003 SARS outbreak, although one could be forgiven for thinking [of] Covid-19. SARS was contained quickly with relatively few infections and deaths while Covid-19 became a global crisis that infected and killed millions and effectively made the earth stand still. The key question we should be asking ourselves is this: what challenges were facing us when SARS hit that we should have tended to so that we could have handled Covid-19 better? And the next contagion?"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xx, 272 pages
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9780197576427
Instance
Label
The contagion next time
Title
The contagion next time
Statement of responsibility
Sandro Galea
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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. [This was] the 2003 SARS outbreak, although one could be forgiven for thinking [of] Covid-19. SARS was contained quickly with relatively few infections and deaths while Covid-19 became a global crisis that infected and killed millions and effectively made the earth stand still. The key question we should be asking ourselves is this: what challenges were facing us when SARS hit that we should have tended to so that we could have handled Covid-19 better? And the next contagion?"--
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Galea, Sandro
Dewey number
362.1089
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
RA563.M56
LC item number
G35 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
WA 300 AA1
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Health and race
  • World health
  • Minorities
  • Equality
  • COVID-19 (Disease)
  • Epidemics
Label
The contagion next time, Sandro Galea
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Publication
Copyright
Bar code
  • 31223144952695
  • 31223144952638
  • 31223144952703
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-255) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xx, 272 pages
Isbn
9780197576427
Lccn
2021038471
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1264173406
Label
The contagion next time, Sandro Galea
Publication
Copyright
Bar code
  • 31223144952695
  • 31223144952638
  • 31223144952703
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-255) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xx, 272 pages
Isbn
9780197576427
Lccn
2021038471
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1264173406

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