The kissing bug : a true story of a family, an insect, and a nation's neglect of a deadly disease
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022.
Format
Book
Edition
First US paperback edition.
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
Asbury - Adult Non-Fiction
616.93 HER
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616.93 HER
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2022.
Edition
First US paperback edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes readers guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Hernández only knew that her aunt had died of a rare illness called Chagas. Digging deeper, she discovered more than three hundred thousand Americans have Chagas-- or the kissing bug disease. Why do some infectious diseases make headlines and others fall by the wayside? Hernández interviews patients, epidemiologists, and even veterinarians with the Department of Defense. Outside of Latin America, the United States is the only country with the native insects that carry the Chagas parasite. Hernández show how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden. --,Adapted from jacket.
Awards
Pen America Literary Award Winner.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hernández, D. (2022). The kissing bug: a true story of a family, an insect, and a nation's neglect of a deadly disease (First US paperback edition.). Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hernández, Daisy. 2022. The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease. Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hernández, Daisy. The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease Tin House, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hernández, Daisy. The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation's Neglect of a Deadly Disease First US paperback edition., Tin House, 2022.
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