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02330aam a2200397Ii 4500 001 0EEC9374720F11EDB6E4AA0447ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221202010048 008 211112t20222021oru e b 000 0deng d 020 $a 1953534198 (paperback) 020 $a 9781953534194 (paperback) 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d TDS $d YDX $d OCLCF $d JQA $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a HernaÌndez, Daisy, $e author. 245 14 $a The kissing bug : $b a true story of a family, an insect, and a nation's neglect of a deadly disease / $c Daisy HernaÌndez. 250 $a First US paperback edition. 264 1 $a Portland, Oregon : $b Tin House, $c 2022. 300 $a 316 pages ; $c 22 cm. 500 $a Includes readers guide. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, HernaÌndez 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? HernaÌndez 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. HernaÌndez show how poverty, racism, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden. -- $c Adapted from jacket. 586 $a Pen America Literary Award Winner. 650 0 $a Chagas' disease. 650 0 $a Communicable diseases $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Communicable diseases $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Epidemics $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Racism in medicine $z United States. 650 0 $a Families $x Health and hygiene $v Biography. 650 7 $a HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / Nervous System (incl. Brain). $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients). $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 3 952 $l ORAX826 $d 20230802010221.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015200.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20221202010536.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0EEC9374720F11EDB6E4AA0447ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search