School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg, South Africa.
Med Anthropol. 2020 Jul;39(5):365-366. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1770749.
In this special issue, we note the percussive - immediate, disruptive and urgent - effects of the coronavirus pandemic, while anticipating its longer term repercussions. As social institutions, global and local economies, political relations, and everyday social lives are being remade, we highlight the implications of this microbial infection and its virulence. In doing so, we illustrate how medical anthropology both illuminates the present and warns of COVID-19's unequal unfolding.
在本期特刊中，我们注意到冠状病毒大流行的冲击性——即时性、颠覆性和紧迫性，同时也预计其长期影响。随着社会机构、全球和地方经济、政治关系以及日常生活的重塑，我们强调了这种微生物感染及其毒性的影响。这样做，我们展示了医学人类学如何既照亮了当下，又警示了 COVID-19 的不平等发展。
