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Once Upon a Virus

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Diane E. Goldstein - 2004

Once Upon a Virus explores how contemporary, or "urban," legends are indicators of culturally complex attitudes toward health and illness. Tracing the rich tradition of AIDS legends in relation to current scholarship on belief, Diane Goldstein shows how such stories not only articulate widespread perceptions of risk, health care, and health policy, they also influence official and scientific approaches to the disease and its management.

Notions that appear in narratives of who gets AIDS, how and why, are indicators of broad issues involving health beliefs, concerns, and needs.

Mysterious Urban Myths

John Townsend - 2004

Read some of the funniest, scariest, and most disgusting modern legends and see if they can really be true.

From failed criminals to medical mishaps, find out what makes these tales so popular.

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Once Upon a Virus

Mysterious Urban Myths

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