Jeanne Guillemin
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520222045
- eISBN:
- 9780520927100
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520222045.003.0003
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
This chapter takes a look at the conflicting opinions on how the anthrax epidemic started. It first describes the victims of the outbreak (mostly male, bachelors, and were usually mobile), and then ...
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This chapter takes a look at the conflicting opinions on how the anthrax epidemic started. It first describes the victims of the outbreak (mostly male, bachelors, and were usually mobile), and then stresses that the explanations of epidemics almost always include some blame for misbehavior. Two of the arguments on the source of the outbreak were contaminated sausages and the neglect of the food industry. The chapter also studies the incubation period of anthrax, finds the point/s of common exposure, and looks at the modern outbreaks of anthrax (both animal and human), based on the reports of the World Health Organization.Less
This chapter takes a look at the conflicting opinions on how the anthrax epidemic started. It first describes the victims of the outbreak (mostly male, bachelors, and were usually mobile), and then stresses that the explanations of epidemics almost always include some blame for misbehavior. Two of the arguments on the source of the outbreak were contaminated sausages and the neglect of the food industry. The chapter also studies the incubation period of anthrax, finds the point/s of common exposure, and looks at the modern outbreaks of anthrax (both animal and human), based on the reports of the World Health Organization.
Jeanne Guillemin
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520222045
- eISBN:
- 9780520927100
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520222045.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
This chapter narrates the research team's visit to the Vostochniy Cemetery, where they recorded the names and the dates of birth and death of the outbreak victims, and begins by discussing the ...
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This chapter narrates the research team's visit to the Vostochniy Cemetery, where they recorded the names and the dates of birth and death of the outbreak victims, and begins by discussing the Russians' traditions on death and burial. It then describes the layout of the Vostochniy Cemetery, and notes that the data gathered from the tombstones of the victims reveal their generation and the phases of Soviet history they experienced. The chapter states that unlike most epidemics, where the victims are usually the most vulnerable and weakest, the victims of this outbreak are all older people, and also notes that the female victims were usually older than the male victims.Less
This chapter narrates the research team's visit to the Vostochniy Cemetery, where they recorded the names and the dates of birth and death of the outbreak victims, and begins by discussing the Russians' traditions on death and burial. It then describes the layout of the Vostochniy Cemetery, and notes that the data gathered from the tombstones of the victims reveal their generation and the phases of Soviet history they experienced. The chapter states that unlike most epidemics, where the victims are usually the most vulnerable and weakest, the victims of this outbreak are all older people, and also notes that the female victims were usually older than the male victims.
Jeanne Guillemin
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520222045
- eISBN:
- 9780520927100
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520222045.003.0015
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
This chapter focuses on the KGB list of the outbreak victims, which was given to the research team by Larissa Mishustina, who first wrote a letter to Russian President Yeltsin in order to appeal to ...
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This chapter focuses on the KGB list of the outbreak victims, which was given to the research team by Larissa Mishustina, who first wrote a letter to Russian President Yeltsin in order to appeal to his conscience on the 1979 anthrax outbreak. Mishustina also recommended that he read two articles on anthrax, which were written by a native of Yekaterinburg. The chapter examines the list of the victims of the 1979 anthrax epidemic and notes Mishustina's assurances that the deaths were “the consequence of bacteriological weapons.” It considers the fact that questions were still open on military involvement in the outbreak, before finally examining the interviews that were conducted in Chkalovskiy, and which reveal links to the military.Less
This chapter focuses on the KGB list of the outbreak victims, which was given to the research team by Larissa Mishustina, who first wrote a letter to Russian President Yeltsin in order to appeal to his conscience on the 1979 anthrax outbreak. Mishustina also recommended that he read two articles on anthrax, which were written by a native of Yekaterinburg. The chapter examines the list of the victims of the 1979 anthrax epidemic and notes Mishustina's assurances that the deaths were “the consequence of bacteriological weapons.” It considers the fact that questions were still open on military involvement in the outbreak, before finally examining the interviews that were conducted in Chkalovskiy, and which reveal links to the military.
