Ebola's Message: Public Health and Medicine in the Twenty-First Century

Book Overview

Interdisciplinary perspectives on the science, politics, and ethics of the 2013-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak.

The 2013-2015 outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) was a public health disaster: 28,575 infections and 11,313 deaths (as of October 2015), devastating the countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; a slow and mismanaged international response; and sensationalistic media coverage, seized upon by politicians to justify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262553422
• ISBN13: 9780262553421
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"