Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United StatesFrom a prominent medical historian, “a fascinating story of the spread of malaria through the USA following its introduction in the seventeenth century” (Nature Medicine). Margaret Humphreys presents the first book-length account of the parasitic, insect-borne disease that has infected millions and influenced settlement patterns, economic development, and the quality of life at every level of American society, especially in the south and during its peak in the nineteenth century. Humphreys approaches malaria from three perspectives: the parasite’s biological history, the medical response to it, and the patient’s experience of the disease. It addresses numerous questions including how the parasite thrives and eventually becomes vulnerable, how professionals came to know about the parasite and learned how to fight it, and how people view the disease and came to the point where they could understand and support the struggle against it. In addition Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States argues that malaria control was central to the evolution of local and federal intervention in public health, and demonstrates the complex interaction between poverty, race, and geography in determining the fate of malaria. “A masterpiece . . . recommended reading for anyone involved in or interested in health care.”?Southern Medical Journal “The lack of jargon makes the book accessible to a wide audience.”?Journal of the History of Medicine |
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... reported that the situation is growing worse , for " efforts to control malaria have met with less and less success . " 2 This scourge has survived major international campaigns that were armed with insecticides against the vector and ...
... reported that the situation is growing worse , for " efforts to control malaria have met with less and less success . " 2 This scourge has survived major international campaigns that were armed with insecticides against the vector and ...
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... reported a fearsome occurrence of fever with a high native mortality . Almost all of the Caucasians became ill , but deaths were few among them . The Indians , however , died in droves . One clergyman wrote about his trip to Oregon in ...
... reported a fearsome occurrence of fever with a high native mortality . Almost all of the Caucasians became ill , but deaths were few among them . The Indians , however , died in droves . One clergyman wrote about his trip to Oregon in ...
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... reported, “From July to October the ague and bilious fever spread throughout the territory in a very unusual manner. . . . The paroxysms attended with excruciating pain, took place every other day, similar to the common intermittent ...
... reported, “From July to October the ague and bilious fever spread throughout the territory in a very unusual manner. . . . The paroxysms attended with excruciating pain, took place every other day, similar to the common intermittent ...
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Contents
Malaria in the Nineteenth Century | |
Race Poverty and Place | |
Making Malaria Control Profitable | |
A Ditch in Time Saves Quinine? | |
Popular Perceptions of Health Disease and Malaria | |
Denouement | |
Notes | |
Note on Sources | |
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Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States Margaret Humphreys Limited preview - 2001 |
Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States Margaret Humphreys No preview available - 2001 |
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