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Malaria - Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States (Hardcover): Margaret Humphreys

Malaria - Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States (Hardcover)

Margaret Humphreys

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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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Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: Margaret Humphreys (Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-6637-1
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > General
Books > History > American history > General
LSN: 0-8018-6637-5
Barcode: 9780801866371

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