 |
 |
Read
more than 3,700 books online FREE! More than 1900 PDFs now available
for sale |
|
|
|
 |
|
The Zombie Curse:
A Doctor's 25-year Journey Into the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic in Haiti
|
|
Status: Available Now
Size: 336 pages, 6 x 9
Publication Year:2006
|
|
|
| Print |
List Price |
Your Price |
|
 |
HARDBACK
ISBN-10: 0-309-09736-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09736-9
|
$27.95 |
$25.16 |
Add to Cart |
|
The views expressed in this book are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academies. Description:
This memoir of a dedicated doctor battling the AIDS epidemic in Haiti does more than chronicle the story of a horrible disease. It is a moving tribute to the abundant courage, resilience, and dignity of a people beset by tragedy.The ...
Read More |
|
|
Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.
|
Web Search Builder
Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our
collection, or across the Web.
Reference
Finder
Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic.
|
|
Sample PDF
Try before you buy. Download this sample PDF file to examine the quality of our PDF files and chapters.
|
|
Description
This memoir of a dedicated doctor battling the AIDS epidemic in Haiti does more than chronicle the story of a horrible disease. It is a moving tribute to the abundant courage, resilience, and dignity of a people beset by tragedy.The Zombie Curse A Doctor s 25-Year Journey into the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic in Haiti Arthur M. Fournier, M.D., with Daniel Herlihy Dr. Art Fournier met his first AIDS patient on an autumn afternoon in 1979. Of course, neither Fournier nor his colleagues at Miami s Jackson Memorial Hospital fully understood the chilling impact of what they were seeing. They were simply confounded by the fact that the patient failed to respond to treatment and, ultimately, died. During the next several months scores of additional patients presented themselves with similar symptoms and met the same fate. Beyond the medical similarities, there was another bond that grouped these patients together: they were all Haitian immigrants. The zombie curse had descended on south Florida. As the AIDS epidemic unfolded around the world, Dr. Fournier witnessed the chaos, confusion, and blame that was to become associated with this baffling disease. Nothing in his background, education, or training prepared him for the journey that lay ahead. The death and misery were devastating, the disease frustrating and mysterious, and the spiritual toll as catastrophic as the physical. It soon became apparent that science alone could not win this epic battle. We follow Dr. Fournier to Haiti where he searches for ways to treat patients with AIDS not simply the physical symptoms, but also the stereotyping and blame heaped on both the victims and even the doctors that tend to them. In large measure it is the generous spirit of a proud people that move and motivate Fournier, ultimately releasing him from his own zombie curse. This memoir of a dedicated doctor battling the AIDS epidemic in Haiti does more than chronicle the story of a horrible disease. It is a moving tribute to the abundant courage, resilience, and dignity of a people beset by tragedy.
Reviews
"[Fournier] skillfully presents AIDS as an epidemic of poverty through the stories of the Haitian AIDS patients he treated in Miami in the early 1980s, and via his own efforts to bring health care to rural Haiti."
-- SEED, June/July 2006
"Fournier sends out a cry from the front lines about the overwhelming role poverty plays in the spread of AIDS."
-- Publishers Weekly, January 23, 2006
"A confounding, scary, and humbling book."
-- The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 13, 2006
"The book is horrifying but, in the end, offers hope."
-- Express, June 21, 2006
Author Biography
Arthur M. Fournier is a physician at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He is also a professor of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine as well as the vice-chairman of Family Medicine and associate dean for Community Health. He was among the first doctors to treat patients with AIDS and to recognize the socioeconomic forces driving the epidemic. His dedication to humanitarian causes has inspired a generation of Miami medical students
About the PDF: What am I Buying?
About Our PDFs
This book can be purchased as a computer file. The format of the file is called a "PDF". To open, view and print the file, you must have third party software (e.g. Adobe Reader or XPDF) installed on your computer.
Benefits of Buying a PDF
-
Instant. Buy it, download it immediately, and start reading.
-
Convenient. Download it to your laptop and read it whenever, wherever.
-
Searchable. Search for any word or phrase.
What are my options?
| If you want ...
| Then ...
|
| ... only a portion of the book | ... select a PDF Chapter |
| ... a computer file containing the entire book |
... buy a PDF |
| ... to read the book immediately and also own a copy for your bookshelf |
... buy the bundle |
| ... a copy for your bookshelf |
... buy the book |
Will my PDF be emailed to me?
No. After buying the PDF, we will email you instructions on how to download the file from our Web site. The PDF file will not be emailed to you.
See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information including:
|
SIGN UP FOR...
 New Title Emails
Read about the newest releases and receive special offers.
|
|
|
Items in cart [0]