LEADER 04191nam 2200673 450 001 9910816355103321 005 20230120055349.0 010 $a1-4920-1322-6 010 $a0-87421-929-9 010 $a0-87402-292-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000545487 035 $a(EBL)1656742 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132120 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11666554 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132120 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11165436 035 $a(PQKB)11660764 035 $a(OCoLC)874563518 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27977 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442922 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10850997 035 $a(OCoLC)878143840 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1656742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442922 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1656742 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000545487 100 $a20140402h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn epidemic of rumors $ehow stories shape our perception of disease /$fJon D. Lee ; Dan Miller, cover design 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado :$cUtah State University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87421-928-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Yellow Brick Road; 1. Chronicle of a Health Panic; 2. SARS and AIDS: A Comparison of Etiological Legends; 3. We Gather Together: SARS and Public Space; 4. Private Actions in Public Spaces: SARS and Paradigm Violations; 5. "Please Receive Communion through Your Hands": Personal and Communal Mediation of Stigma in the 2003 SARS Epidemic; 6. The Cause and the Cure: Folk Medicine and SARS; 7. This Little Virus Went to Market: A Comparison of H1N1 Narratives; 8. Full Circle: The Recycling of Disease Narratives; Epilogue: . . . And the World Moved On? 327 $aAppendix: A Contribution toward a Typology of Disease NarrativesReferences; About the Author; Index 330 $a"In An Epidemic of Rumors, Jon D. Lee examines the human response to epidemics through the lens of the 2003 SARS epidemic. Societies usually respond to the eruption of disease by constructing stories, jokes, conspiracy theories, legends, and rumors, but these narratives are often more damaging than the diseases they reference. The information disseminated through them is often inaccurate, incorporating xenophobic explanations of the disease's origins and questionable medical information about potential cures and treatment. Folklore studies brings important and useful perspectives to understanding cultural responses to the outbreak of disease. Through this etiological study Lee shows the similarities between the narratives of the SARS outbreak and the narratives of other contemporary disease outbreaks like AIDS and the H1N1 virus. His analysis suggests that these disease narratives do not spring up with new outbreaks or diseases but are in continuous circulation and are recycled opportunistically. Lee also explores whether this predictability of vernacular disease narratives presents the opportunity to create counter-narratives released systematically from the government or medical science to stymie the negative effects of the fearful rumors that so often inflame humanity. With potential for practical application to public health and health policy, An Epidemic of Rumors will be of interest to students and scholars of health, medicine, and folklore"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aEpidemics 606 $aEpidemics$xSocial aspects 606 $aCommunicable diseases$xPublic opinion$xPsychological aspects 615 0$aEpidemics. 615 0$aEpidemics$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aCommunicable diseases$xPublic opinion$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a614.4 686 $aSOC011000$2bisacsh 700 $aLee$b Jon D.$01647111 702 $aMiller$b Dan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816355103321 996 $aAn epidemic of rumors$93994514 997 $aUNINA