2017, ISBN: 9781786991614

Winner of the 2017 Jabuti Book Prize The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas are being born with severe disabilities because of it. Yet during th… mais…

Winner of the 2017 Jabuti Book Prize The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas are being born with severe disabilities because of it. Yet during the desolating outbreak, Brazil played host to both the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, leading many to suspect that the true impact of the virus has been subject to a cover-up of international proportions.Beginning in the northeast, where the devastation has been most felt, professor of bioethics and award-winning documentary filmmaker Debora Diniz travels across Brazil tracing the virus's origin and spread. Along the journey she meets a host of fearless families, doctors and scientists uncovering the virus's impact on local communities. In doing so Diniz paints a vivid picture of the Zika epidemic, exposing the Brazilian government's complicity in allowing the virus to spread while championing the efforts of local doctors and mothers who, working together, are raising awareness of the virus and fighting for the rights of children affected by Zika. From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat Zed Books Anthropology 9781786991591, 9781786991584 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Social Sciences, Zed Books<

ISBN: 9781786991614

The first frontline account of the Zika epidemic. Much of the coverage of Zika has been alarmist, and focussed on the risks posed to affluent Americans and Olympic athletes. This boo… mais…

The first frontline account of the Zika epidemic. Much of the coverage of Zika has been alarmist, and focussed on the risks posed to affluent Americans and Olympic athletes. This book corrects this by looking at the disease from the perspective of those ordinary Brazilians who have been most affected by it.A provocative, polemical work, exposing the Brazilian government’s culpability in allowing the virus to spread through negligence and inaction. Features rich on-the-ground reporting, which gives due prominence to those unsung local doctors and mothers who are working to curb the spread of the epidemic. 9781786991584,9781786991614,1786991586,1786991616,1786991594,9781786991591 Other pricing structure might be available at vitalsource.com., NBN International<

2017, ISBN: 9781786991614

From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Zed Books], [ED: 1], Zed Books, 2017

2017, ISBN: 9781786991614

From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat, [ED: 1], eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: Zed Books]

2017, ISBN: 9781786991614

From the Brazilian Backlands to Global Threat, eBook Download (EPUB), eBooks, [PU: Zed Books]