SAS - VIEW OF DISEASE/NAMING (MIDTERM 1)

Normalist

Emphasize the undesirability of disease and the harms and limitations it brings to patients and society

Normalist view of disease

Diseases are social constructions

Naturalist

Require only the presence of biological dysfunction to define disease

Naturalist view of normal function

Normal function contributes to individual survival and reproduction

Etymology

The study of the origins of words

Chloroquine

Synthetic derivative of quinine and one of the first-line treatments for Plasmodium vivax malaria

Hydroxychloroquine

Less toxic than chloroquine

Use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine

Used for prevention and treatment of malaria, not COVID-19

Artemisinin

Rapidly reduces the number of Plasmodium parasites in the blood of malaria patients

Artemisinin treatment recommendation

Should only be used in combination with other antimalarial drugs

Malaria etymology

From Italian “mala aria” meaning “bad air”

Historical belief about malaria cause

Thought to come from breathing rotting marsh air

Malaria

Thought to come from breathing rotting marsh air

Coxsackievirus name origin

Named after Coxsackie, New York

WHO COVID-19 naming guidelines

Avoid associating diseases with places to prevent harm and stigma

Problems with eponyms

Do not tell the full story of disease discovery, can be unethical and confusing

Issues with changing disease names

Misinformation, negative attitudes, trivialization, and stigmatization