SARS in China : prelude to pandemic? / edited by Arthur Kleinman, James L. Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kleinman, Arthur, editor.

Watson, James L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SARS (Disease)--China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2006]

Summary:

The SARS epidemic of 2003 was one of the most serious public health crises of our times. The event, which lasted only a few months, is best seen as a warning shot, a wake-up call for public health professionals, security officials, economic planners, and policy makers everywhere. SARS in China addresses the structure and impact of the epidemic and its short and medium range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. Warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made it clear that SARS may have been a prelude to bigger things. The authors of this volume focus on specific aspects of the SARS outbreak—epidemiological, political, economic, social, cultural, and moral. They analyze SARS as a form of social suffering and raise questions about the relevance of national sovereignty in the face of such global threats. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that SARS had the potential of becoming a major turning point in human history. This book forces us to ask what we have learned from SARS as we go on to face newer, and farther-reaching pandemics. The current case of the COVID-19 outbreak amplifies the urgency of this question, and illuminates the strengths and shortcomings of different national responses to such pandemics. Contributors: Erik Eckholm Joan Kaufman Arthur Kleinman Dominic Lee Sing Lee Megan Murray Thomas G. Rawski Tony Saich Alan Schnur James L. Watson Hong Zhang Yun Kwok Wing

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Contributors

Introduction. SARS in Social and Historical Context

CHAPTER ONE. The Epidemiology of SARS

CHAPTER TWO. The Role of the World Health Organization in Combating SARS, Focusing on the Efforts in China

CHAPTER THREE. SARS and China's Health-Care Response

CHAPTER FOUR. Is SARS China's Chernobyl or Much Ado About Nothing

CHAPTER FIVE. SARS and China's Economy

CHAPTER SIX. SARS in Beijing

CHAPTER SEVEN. Psychological Responses to SARS in Hong Kong—Report from the Front Line

CHAPTER EIGHT. Making Light of the Dark Side

CHAPTER NINE. SARS and the Problem of Social Stigma

CHAPTER TEN. SARS and the Consequences for Globalization

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781503614857

1503614859

OCLC:

1198930302