Spreading fun: Comic zombies, Joker viruses and COVID-19 jokes

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Sophie Jürgens ◽  
Anastasiya Fiadotava ◽  
David Tscharke ◽  
John Noel Viaña
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Meanings

This article examines the interplay between humour, science and pandemics in culture. Asking what comic scenarios of infectious diseases look like in different media, the article focuses on comic zombiism in film, clown viruses in comics and COVID-19 jokes on the internet. What can we learn from comic zombies and the Joker – the clown prince of crime in the DC Universe – about infectious diseases? What do viral jokes about pandemics in popular communication (COVID-19 memes in particular) that explicitly refer to these pop cultural phenomena teach us about our understanding of the spread of diseases? And in what way is the spread of humour comparable to the spread of viruses? Exploring these questions, this article investigates the ways humorous interpretations of infectious diseases shape, cultivate and reinforce cultural meanings of diseases and science.

The Straightedge Subculture on the Internet: A Case Study of Style-Display Online

2003 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Patrick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Ethnographic Methods ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Music And Identity ◽  
Signature Files

This article discusses one way in which cultural studies theories can be applied to current research of subcultures on the internet. Starting from Clarke's and Hebdige's theories of subcultural style and Frith's theory of music and identity, a case study of an online subcultural website is used to highlight the ways in which resistance is displayed by members of the ‘straightedge’ music subculture. In particular, usernames and signature files are analysed to demonstrate how style is constructed to communicate subcultural values and beliefs. At the same time, a critique of semiotic analyses of subcultural style is raised. It is argued that ethnographic methods are better suited to interpreting social psychological and cultural meanings attributed to subcultural activities in cyberspace.

The Internet and medicine: related sites including HIV/AIDS

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
R P Brettle
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Hiv Aids

Summary: Whilst interest in the Internet is increasing there has been very little information to date on health-related resources. This review provides a personal selection of some initial sites together with brief descriptions of their contents in the areas of general medicine, infectious diseases, travel-related medicine and HIV/AIDS.

scholarly journals The Internet and the Infectious Diseases Physician

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 566-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Y. Shon ◽  
V. L. Yu
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
The Internet

scholarly journals Infodemiology and Infoveillance of Multiple Sclerosis in Italy

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Google Trends ◽  
Self Management ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Related Material ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The Many

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating disease of probable autoimmune inflammatory nature, whose aetiology is not fully understood, despite the many efforts and investigations. In this manuscript, we review the concept of “Multiple Sclerosis 2.0”, that is to say the Internet usage by MS patients, for seeking health and disease-related material for self-care and self-management purposes, and we introduce a Google Trends-based approach for monitoring MS-related Google queries and searches, called MS infodemiology and infoveillance. Google Trends has already proven to be reliable for infectious diseases monitoring, and here we extend its application and potentiality in the field of neurological disorders.

scholarly journals Of Microsoft and Mycobacteria

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Pasterkamp
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
General Public ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
Bill Gates ◽  
Major Increase ◽  
Gates Foundation

Bill Gates should have run for President of the United States. Not only would he have been a candidate with some legitimate claim to the Internet, but his call for a major increase in funding for new defence systems would have been supported by the general public, both at home and abroad. The founder of Microsoft himself spent US$1.44 billion last year to support the fight against global health threats from infectious diseases such as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB). This contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was more than one-quarter of the total amount that all industrialized nations together raised for this cause.

Internet-of-Things-Enabled Pre-Screening for Diseases

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Oscar Edoh
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Fundamental Difference ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Internet Of Things Technology ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This chapter focuses on the screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which in certain cases are likely caused by infectious diseases. The screening for NCDs in this specific case remains challenging since the convergence between both non-infectious and infectious diseases is less investigated. This chapter, therefore, aims at reviewing and addressing the challenges and limitation of the conventional methodologies for screening for diseases, in general. The chapter further proposes an innovative screening paradigm based on the internet of things technology. The chapter presents the state of the art on the conventional screening for diseases, discusses the fundamental difference between screening for diseases and diseases surveillance and monitoring, and the difference between screening for diseases and diseases diagnostics.

scholarly journals Изучение влияния дистанционного обучения на качество сна студентовиностранцев медицинской академии имени С.И. Георгиевского

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
С.В. Козуля
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Familiar Environment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of the work was to study the impact of distance learning on the quality of sleep of foreign students. The PSQI questionnaire was used. Result - the quality of sleep of students, studying remotely, we can define it as "good". However, the average PSQI score for students, who are currently studying in Russia, was 19.6% higher than for students, who are joining classes via the internet from India. The division of points by PSQI components also showed that the quality of sleep for students who are in a familiar environment and in more comfortable conditions is naturally better than in their compatriots who are studying in another country. Thus, if the change of full-time training to distance learning is inevitable, for a better rest (and, as a result, for more productive work), it is advisable not to keep the student in the hostel, but encourage their return to his homes. Moreover, a decrease the number of people, living in the hostel, will also help to reduce the spread of infectious diseases (at this point in time – COVID-19).

A hitchhiker’s guide to microscopy and microanalysis using telecommunications, e-mail, and the Internet

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 390-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestor J. Zaluzec
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Information Superhighway ◽  
The World ◽  
Exchange Information ◽  
On Line ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Communication Software ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
E Mail

The Information SuperHighway, Email, The Internet, FTP, BBS, Modems, : all buzz words which are becoming more and more routine in our daily life. Confusing terminology? Hopefully it won't be in a few minutes, all you need is to have a handle on a few basic concepts and terms and you will be on-line with the rest of the "telecommunication experts". These terms all refer to some type or aspect of tools associated with a range of computer-based communication software and hardware. They are in fact far less complex than the instruments we use on a day to day basis as microscopist's and microanalyst's. The key is for each of us to know what each is and how to make use of the wealth of information which they can make available to us for the asking. Basically all of these items relate to mechanisms and protocols by which we as scientists can easily exchange information rapidly and efficiently to colleagues in the office down the hall, or half-way around the world using computers and various communications media. The purpose of this tutorial/paper is to outline and demonstrate the basic ideas of some of the major information systems available to all of us today. For the sake of simplicity we will break this presentation down into two distinct (but as we shall see later connected) areas: telecommunications over conventional phone lines, and telecommunications by computer networks. Live tutorial/demonstrations of both procedures will be presented in the Computer Workshop/Software Exchange during the course of the meeting.

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