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Fevers, feuds, and diamonds : Ebola and the ravages of history / Paul Farmer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374234324
- ISBN: 0374234329
- Physical Description: xxviii, 653 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [527]-619) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: The caregiver's disease -- Part I: Ebola hits home. The twenty-fifth epidemic? -- Tough calls -- Ibrahim's second chance -- The two ordeals of Yabom -- Interlude I: Down the rabbit hole -- Part II: Fevers, feuds, and diamonds. The upper Guinea coast and the world the slaves made -- The great scramble and the rise of the Pasteurians -- A world at war: The making of a clinical desert -- Things fall apart: Civil war and its aftermath -- Interlude II: The crisis caravan -- Part III: Death and life after Ebola. How Ebola kills: An exercise in social medicine -- The silly things and the fever next time -- Epilogue: The color of COVID. |
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| Subject: | Ebola virus disease > History. Epidemics. Coronavirus infections. Medical care. Ebola virus disease. Epidemics. |
| Genre: | Personal narratives. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Orford Free Library | A 614 FAR | 34446000114699 | Adult nonfiction | Available | - |
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds : Ebola and the Ravages of History
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Table of Contents
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds : Ebola and the Ravages of History
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface: The Caregivers' Disease | p. xi | |
| Part I | Ebola Hits Home | |
| 1 | The Twenty-Fifth Epidemic? | p. 3 |
| 2 | Tough Calls | p. 46 |
| 3 | Ibrahim's Second Chance | p. 96 |
| 4 | The Two Ordeals of Yabom | p. 144 |
| Interlude I | Down the Rabbit Hole | p. 177 |
| Part II | Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds | |
| 5 | The Upper Guinea Coast and the World the Slaves Made | |
| 6 | The Great Scramble and the Rise of the Pasteurians | p. 237 |
| 7 | A World at War: The Making of a Clinical Desert | p. 280 |
| 8 | Things Fall Apart: Civil War and Its Aftermath | p. 355 |
| Interlude II | The Crisis Caravan | p. 419 |
| Part III | Death and Life After Ebola | |
| 9 | How Ebola Kills: An Exercise in Social Medicine | p. 435 |
| 10 | The Silly Things and the Fever Next Time | p. 492 |
| Epilogue: The Color of COVID | p. 515 | |
| Notes | p. 527 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 621 | |
| Index | p. 627 |
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