The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003

The global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) dominated public discourse in the Philippines from March to May 2003. But, given the scale of its impact and the range of responses it elicited, it largely escaped documentation, likely owing to its abbreviated timeframe and the overall...

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Main Author: Lasco, Gideon
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
Subjects:
EPIDEMICS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH
Clinical Epidemiology
Development Studies
Public Health
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/58
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773015
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.dev-stud-faculty-pubs-10572021-07-22T08:17:25Z The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003 Lasco, Gideon The global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) dominated public discourse in the Philippines from March to May 2003. But, given the scale of its impact and the range of responses it elicited, it largely escaped documentation, likely owing to its abbreviated timeframe and the overall lack of scholarly attention to contemporary medical crises. This article reconstructs the "outbreak narrative" of SARS and the perceptions and practices that surrounded it. It discusses points of comparison between SARS and the Covid-19 pandemic, underscoring that many practices seen in both events are familiar, not exceptional, responses to health crises in the country. 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/58 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773015 Development Studies Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo EPIDEMICS INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS HISTORY OF MEDICINE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH Clinical Epidemiology Development Studies Public Health
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
topic EPIDEMICS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH
Clinical Epidemiology
Development Studies
Public Health
spellingShingle EPIDEMICS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
PHILIPPINE PUBLIC HEALTH
Clinical Epidemiology
Development Studies
Public Health
Lasco, Gideon
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
description The global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) dominated public discourse in the Philippines from March to May 2003. But, given the scale of its impact and the range of responses it elicited, it largely escaped documentation, likely owing to its abbreviated timeframe and the overall lack of scholarly attention to contemporary medical crises. This article reconstructs the "outbreak narrative" of SARS and the perceptions and practices that surrounded it. It discusses points of comparison between SARS and the Covid-19 pandemic, underscoring that many practices seen in both events are familiar, not exceptional, responses to health crises in the country.
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author Lasco, Gideon
author_facet Lasco, Gideon
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title The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
title_short The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
title_full The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
title_fullStr The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
title_full_unstemmed The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in the Philippines in 2003
title_sort severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars) outbreak in the philippines in 2003
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/58
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773015
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