The spread of Ebola: How the world health organization’s rhetoric contributed to virus transmission

The tragedy of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa was exacerbated by World Health Organization (WHO) rhetoric that depicted medical personnel as saviors of an irrational and emotional public. That common rhetoric rests on a faulty image of scientific knowledge as a substance that binds its affil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Celeste Condit
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de València 2016-04-01
Series:Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review
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Online Access:https://turia.uv.es/index.php/Metode/article/view/4403