"As we saw with the Ebola outbreak--and the disastrous early handling of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic--a lack of preparedness, delays, and system-wide problems with the distribution of critical medical supplies can have deadly consequences. Yet after every outbreak, the sys…
Interdisciplinary perspectives on the science, politics, and ethics of the 2013--2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak.
Interdisciplinary perspectives on the science, politics, and ethics of the 2013--2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak.
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 med…
As the Ebola epidemic becomes more frightening--and hits closer to home--people are looking for answers. How does it spread? Are we at risk? How do we protect ourselves and our families from this deadly disease? In this necessary new book, Dr. Joseph Alton, an MD who is at the f…
