书目名称 | Havana Syndrome |
副标题 | Mass Psychogenic Ill |
编辑 | Robert W. Baloh,Robert E. Bartholomew |
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概述 | Solves a medical mystery that has confounded the U.S. and Canadian Governments and the global medical community.Provides an intriguing example of mass psychogenic illness.Documents the social and fina |
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描述 | .It is one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science: the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. Since August 2017, the world media has been absorbed in the “attack” on diplomats from the American and Canadian Embassies in Cuba. While physicians treating victims have described it as a novel and perplexing condition that involves an array of complaints including brain damage, the authors present compelling evidence that mass psychogenic illness was the cause of “Havana Syndrome.” .This mysterious condition that has baffled experts is explored across 11-chapters which offer insights by a prominent neurologist and an expert on psychogenic illness. A lively and enthralling read, the authors explore the history of similar scares from the 18th century belief that sounds from certain musical instruments were harmful to human health, to 19th century cases of “telephone shock,” and more contemporary panics involving people living near wind turbines that have been tied to a variety of health complaints. The authors provide dozens of examples of kindred episodes of mass hysteria throughout history, in addition to psy |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | Mass psychogenic illness; Mystery Illness; Phantom Assailants; Havana; Cuba; United States; Embassy; Acoust |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40746-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-40745-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-40746-9 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |