Germs at Bay

Politics, Public Health, and American Quarantine

Charles Vidich (Independent Scholar, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing USA
27 June 2024

Public administration; Public health & preventive medicine; Science funding & policy

Examines America's experience with a wide range of quarantine practices over the past 400 years and the political, economic, immigration, and public health considerations that have prompted success or failure within the evolving role of public health.

The novel strain of coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 and became a worldwide pandemic in 2020 is only one of more than 87 new or emerging pathogens discovered since 1980 that have posed a risk to public health. While many may consider quarantine an antiquated practice, it is often one of the only defenses against new and dangerous communicable diseases. Tracing the United States' quarantine practices through the colonial, postcolonial, and modern eras, Germs at Bay provides an eye-opening look at how quarantine has worked despite routine dismissal of its value.

This book is for anyone seeking to understand the challenges of controlling the spread of COVID-19 and helps readers internalize the lessons learned from the pandemic. Few titles provide this level of primary source data on the United States' long reliance on quarantine practices and the political, social, and economic factors that have influenced them.

By: Charles Vidich (Independent Scholar USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9798765128589
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 27 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Vidich is a consultant and adviser on public health and bioterrorism issues and was appointed a visiting scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, working for 10 years on national quarantine policy.

Reviews for Germs at Bay: Politics, Public Health, and American Quarantine

Germs at Bay is a great book if you are interested in the how and why of quarantines like those at Boston Harbor or New York's Ellis Island, or the current recommendations to keep COVID [from] further spread. * The History of Vaccines Blog *