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False alarm, the truth about the epidemic of fear, Marc Siegel

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Label

False alarm, the truth about the epidemic of fear, Marc Siegel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-235) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

False alarm

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Marc Siegel

Sub title

the truth about the epidemic of fear

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the fear epidemic -- Why are we so afraid? -- It works for animals but not for us -- Our culture of worry -- Playing politics with fear -- Disasters : real or imagined -- Finding things to worry about -- Profiting from fear -- Anthrax -- Insects, pox, and lethal gas -- SARS -- Flu -- Cows, birds, and humans -- The fear prophets -- Is there a cure for fear?

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