The viral network : a pathography of the H1N1 influenza pandemic /

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"In The Viral Network, Theresa MacPhail examines our collective fascination with and fear of viruses through the lens of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. In April 2009, a novel strain of H1N1 influenza virus resulting from a combination of bird, swine, and human flu viruses emerged in Veracruz, Mexico....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacPhail, Theresa, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2014.
Colección:Expertise (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Temas:
H1N1 influenza.
Epidemics > Social aspects.
Public health > Social aspects.
Medical anthropology.
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Grippe A (H1N1)
Sociologie de la santé.
Influenzavirus A (H1N1)
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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