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Direct linkFoladori, Guillermo – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2005
The resurgence of infectious diseases and the emergence of infectious diseases raise questions on how to cope with the situation. The germ or clinical approach is the hegemonic biomedical paradigm. In this article, the author argues that the spread of infectious diseases has posted a challenge to the biomedical paradigm and shows how lock-in…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Economic Development
