Date | Chapter | Topic |
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Jan 5 | – | Introduction |
Jan 12 | Chapters 1-2 | What is Ebola / Ebola in East Africa |
Jan 19 | Chapter 3 | Clinical management of Ebola in resource-rich settings |
Jan 26* | Chapter 4 | Modeling the Ebola epidemic |
Feb 2 | Chapter 5 | Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Guinea |
Feb 9 | Chapter 6 | Challenges in the management of the West African Ebola outbreak |
Feb 16 | Chapter 7 | Ebola origin stories |
Feb 23* | Chapter 8 | American perceptions of Africa during an Ebola outbreak |
Mar 2 | Chapter 9 | Legal analysis of US pandemic preparedness |
Mar 16 | Chapter 10 | Medical journalism in an age of social media |
Mar 23 | Chapter 11 | Media coverage of Ebola in the digital communication era |
Mar 30* | Chapter 12 | When reassurance doesn’t reassure: Reporters, sources, and Ebola in Dallas |
Apr 6 | Chapters 13-14 | Ethics and Ebola |
Apr 13 | Chapter 15 | History, culture, and social norms: Implications for clinical trials |
Apr 20 | Chapter 16 | Quarantine |
*Writing assignment due