Joseph James Kinyoun - Discoverer of Bubonic Plague in America and Father of the National Institutes of Health (Paperback)

In March 1900, Dr. Joseph James Kinyoun, a surgeon with the Marine Hospital Service and the founder of the Hygienic Laboratory, which became the National Institutes of Health, discovered bubonic plague in San Francisco. His finding led to an immediate outcry from the governor, local and state politicians, and the city's commercial interests. In the hyper-sensationalized journalism of San Francisco's newspapers, Kinyoun was ridiculed, leading to death threats and a $50,000 bounty on his head. Eventually, California's quarantine caused an enormous uproar. By the time a special federal commission produced a report (initially withheld from the public, leading to charges of a coverup) that vindicated Kinyoun, a deal had been brokered wherein the pioneering doctor was removed from his post. This book tells a timely story about yellow journalism, coverup, corruption, the struggle between science and politics, and the consequences of blind denial of the truth.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Joseph K. Houts, Jr.
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	234
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-8290-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-8290-9
Barcode:	9781476682907

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