Another Dimension
Thoughtful essays, short stories, or poems on philosophical issues related to science, medical practice, and human health. Topics may include science and the human condition, the unanticipated side of epidemic investigations, or how people perceive and cope with infections and illness.
Volume 24—2018
Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition [PDF - 370 KB - 5 pages]
The book club format has enabled expert and nonexpert exploration of infection and epidemiology as encountered in popular literature. This exploration reveals that fiction focusing on apocalyptic disease often uses the zombie as embodiment of infection, as well as an exemplar of current knowledge on emerging disease.
| EID | Verran J, Reyes X. Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(9):1774-1778. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.170658 |
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| AMA | Verran J, Reyes X. Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018;24(9):1774-1778. doi:10.3201/eid2409.170658. |
| APA | Verran, J., & Reyes, X. (2018). Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(9), 1774-1778. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.170658. |
Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Tuberculosis—the Face of Struggles, the Struggles We Face, and the Dreams That Lie Within [PDF - 1.25 MB - 2 pages]
| EID | Moonan PK. Tuberculosis—the Face of Struggles, the Struggles We Face, and the Dreams That Lie Within. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018;24(3):592-593. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.170128 |
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| AMA | Moonan PK. Tuberculosis—the Face of Struggles, the Struggles We Face, and the Dreams That Lie Within. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2018;24(3):592-593. doi:10.3201/eid2403.170128. |
| APA | Moonan, P. K. (2018). Tuberculosis—the Face of Struggles, the Struggles We Face, and the Dreams That Lie Within. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(3), 592-593. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2403.170128. |
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