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Malaria (Diseases in History) by Kevin Cunningham is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Malaria (Diseases in History) about?

<p><P>Caused by a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes, malaria has tormented humanity for eons. Historical records describe people affected by malaria's symptoms in the Roman empire, and many historians believe the disease struck Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, and Genghis Khan.<P>Many methods were tried to stave off malaria-some logical, such as moving away from mosquito-ridden swamplands, some mystical, such as making offerings to the Roman god of fevers Febris. One of the first true advances was the discovery that the bark of the South American Cinchona tree cured some symptoms. Later, researchers used chemicals such as DDT to eliminate mosquito populations, wiping out the disease at its source.<P>Malaria was a tricky disease, and it quickly adapted defenses to whatever methods people used to fight it. As such, malaria still infects millions of people today. It remains especially devastating in poor countries, where a lack of resources makes the disease especially tough to fight. Despite new advances and medicines, malaria remains a global problem.</p> <h3>VOYA</h3> <p>An excellent new four-part Diseases in History series for student research projects provides interesting and

Author

Kevin Cunningham

Publisher

Greensboro, N.C.: Morgan Reynolds Pub

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781599351018

Subjects

Medical, History, Medicine