Contagious
Priscilla Wald
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Contagious
Published
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pages
373
ISBN-13
9781282923652
Description
How should we understand the fear and fascination elicited by the accounts of communicable disease outbreaks that proliferated, following the emergence of HIV, in scientific publications and the mainstream media? The repetition of particular characters, images, and story lines - of Patients Zero and superspreaders, hot zones and tenacious microbes - produced a formulaic narrative as they circulated through the media and were amplified in popular fiction and film. The "outbreak narrative" begins with the identification of an emerging infection, follows it through the global networks of contact and contagion, and ends with the epidemiological work that contains it. Priscilla Wald argues that we need to understand the appeal and persistence of the outbreak narrative because the stories we tell about disease emergence have consequences. As they disseminate information, they affect survival rates and contagion routes. They upset economies. They promote or mitigate the stigmatizing of individuals, groups, locales, behaviors, and lifestyles.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Contagious?
This edition of Contagious has approximately 373 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Contagious typically takes between 7h 46m and 5h 11m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 93,250 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Contagious?
The estimated word count for Contagious is approximately 93,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Contagious?
Contagious was written by Priscilla Wald.
When was Contagious published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2007. The original work may have been published on a different date.