blood tests for syphilis. People suspected of harboring
infection were removed from society for as long as it took to guarantee
that they were no longer contagious. The SanEp tactics were brutal - people
were often taken from their families and hometowns for months to years -
but they w
I just finished reading
Garrett, Laurie. 2000. Betrayal of Trust (NY: Hyperion).
She gives an excellent critique of Russian health. The book is devoted to the
history of the rise and fall of public health. A central thesis is that
capitalism is putting excessive attention to the delivery of
