In "Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United
States," 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.
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 them, 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.
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