History 2186A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Swine Influenza, Avian Influenza
4 Apr 2016
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Saying that in 1960s, conquered many infecious diseases work together and observe major medical protocols: need to focus atenion on chronic diseases, don"t panic over tropical, exoic diseases. Barry glassner there"s nothing wrong with panic/fear, but only if it"s over the right things: can be counterproducive and negaive if you panic over the wrong things. Know more today preventaive measures, treatment, beter informed/educated, beter means of transmiing good info, etc . Sill latch onto strange behaviours/pracices b/c they give us hope. Tend to blend certain groups for spread of disease. Gov"t of peru atacked poor for spreading disease. January 18, 2016 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Referred to them as pigs whose pig-like behaviour spread the disease . Gov"t of venezuela atacked poor mainly indigenous communiies. On the other hand, indigenous communiies blamed people in power (gov"t, rich, usa, etc ) for poisoning wells to kill poor. People in atacked un peacekeepers (especially those from nepal)
