May 18, 2016
What does a neglected disease tell us about who we choose to take care of and why?
Just one of those articles that make you wonder why the world is so messed up. :)
Teaser:
Few of the people who are infected are ever able to see a doctor, and so people die of Chagas without the rest of the world bearing witness to their chronic suffering—unlike the widely-photographed babies born with microcephaly after exposure to the Zika virus. In a way, then, we actually prefer infectious diseases to act like Chagas—to stay contained and to afflict, mainly, the poor, the “other.”