Infections and Inequalities
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"Infections and Inequalities" is a seminal book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how poverty, social injustice, and global power imbalances shape the distribution and treatment of infectious diseases.
All labels observed (1)
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| Infections and Inequalities canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T357779 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infections and Inequalities Context triple: [Paul Farmer, notableWork, Infections and Inequalities]
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A.
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox is a nonfiction book recounting the global campaign to eliminate smallpox, written from the perspective of one of the key public health leaders who helped achieve its eradication.
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B.
Roll Back Malaria
Roll Back Malaria is a global partnership initiative aimed at coordinating international efforts to control and eventually eliminate malaria, particularly in the most affected regions.
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C.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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D.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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E.
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics is a research center focused on understanding, modeling, and controlling infectious disease transmission and outbreaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Infections and Inequalities Target entity description: "Infections and Inequalities" is a seminal book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how poverty, social injustice, and global power imbalances shape the distribution and treatment of infectious diseases.
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A.
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox is a nonfiction book recounting the global campaign to eliminate smallpox, written from the perspective of one of the key public health leaders who helped achieve its eradication.
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B.
Roll Back Malaria
Roll Back Malaria is a global partnership initiative aimed at coordinating international efforts to control and eventually eliminate malaria, particularly in the most affected regions.
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C.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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D.
Inequality Reexamined
Inequality Reexamined is a philosophical and economic work by Amartya Sen that critically analyzes traditional views of inequality and justice through his capabilities approach.
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E.
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics is a research center focused on understanding, modeling, and controlling infectious disease transmission and outbreaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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medical anthropology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues |
effective treatment requires addressing social and economic conditions
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global health policies often neglect the poorest patients ⓘ infectious diseases are distributed along lines of social inequality ⓘ poverty and marginalization increase vulnerability to infection ⓘ |
| author | Paul Farmer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
global health institutions that ignore structural causes of disease
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market-based approaches to health care ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the importance of community-based care
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the moral obligation to treat the poor ⓘ the role of human rights in health ⓘ |
| field |
global health studies
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medical anthropology ⓘ public health ⓘ social medicine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
case studies from Haiti
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case studies from Peru ⓘ case studies from Russia ⓘ case studies from the United States ⓘ global power imbalances in health policy ⓘ health care access in poor communities ⓘ impact of poverty on infectious disease ⓘ inequities in treatment of infectious diseases ⓘ structural violence in health ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
global health ethics debates
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policy discussions on tuberculosis treatment ⓘ social medicine education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
HIV/AIDS
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global health ⓘ health inequalities ⓘ infectious diseases ⓘ multidrug-resistant tuberculosis ⓘ poverty and disease ⓘ social determinants of health ⓘ social justice in health ⓘ tuberculosis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for equitable access to advanced therapies
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detailed ethnographic case studies of patients with infectious diseases ⓘ linking clinical medicine with anthropological analysis ⓘ |
| publisher | University of California Press ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
political economy of health
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social determinants of health ⓘ structural violence ⓘ |
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Subject: Infections and Inequalities Description of subject: "Infections and Inequalities" is a seminal book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how poverty, social injustice, and global power imbalances shape the distribution and treatment of infectious diseases.
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