Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History by Paul Farmer

Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History

Paul Farmer

688 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction health history science challenging informative medium-paced

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In 2014, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert where basic health-care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and econ...

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