On immunity : an inoculation / Eula Biss.

By:

Biss, Eula [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2014]Copyright date: Ã2014Description: 205 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781555976897 (hardcover)
1555976891 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.079 23

LOC classification:

RJ 240 B623o 2014

NLM classification:

2014 M-328
QW 540

Summary: Examines the pervasive fears and myths surrounding vaccines from a mother's perspective and identifies the historical and cultural factors that cause people to doubt government regulations and the medical establishment.Summary: Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear: fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in children's food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding the conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Salud	Anillo 2do. Piso	RJ 240 B623o 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000112315

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-202).

Examines the pervasive fears and myths surrounding vaccines from a mother's perspective and identifies the historical and cultural factors that cause people to doubt government regulations and the medical establishment.

Upon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear: fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in children's food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding the conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world.

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