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The Making of a Tropical Disease, second edition
A Short History of Malaria
From Russia to Bengal to Palm Beach, Randall M. Packard's far-ranging narrative shows how the history of malaria has been driven by the interplay of social, biological, economic, and environmental forces. The shifting alignment of these forces has largely determined the social and geographical distribution of the disease, including its initial global expansion, its subsequent retreat to the tropics, and its current persistence. Packard argues that efforts to control and eliminate malaria have often ignored this reality, relying on the use of biotechnologies to fight the disease. Failure to address the forces driving malaria transmission have undermined past control efforts.
Describing major changes in both the epidemiology of malaria and efforts to control the disease, the revised edition of this acclaimed history, which was chosen as the 2008 End Malaria Awards Book of the Year in its original printing,
•examines recent efforts to eradicate malaria following massive increases in funding and political commitment;
•discusses the development of new malaria-fighting biotechnologies, including long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, rapid diagnostic tests, combination artemisinin therapies, and genetically modified mosquitoes;
•explores the efficacy of newly developed vaccines; and
•explains why eliminating malaria will also require addressing the social forces that drive the disease and building health infrastructures that can identify and treat the last cases of malaria.
Authoritative, fascinating, and eye-opening, this short history of malaria concludes with policy recommendations for improving control strategies and saving lives.
About the Author
Reviews
"A fine book . . . This short book carries through its thoughtful approach with admirable power and consistency."—Lancet, reviewing a previous edition
"A short, well-written, and exceptionally well-documented history and commentary on the possible control—and, hopefully, eradication—of one of the world's major diseases."—Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewing a previous edition
"This is a remarkable book that will be of great interest to any historian working on the history of disease and to those historians who deal with the difficult question of how to write sound and clear general histories."—Bulletin of the History of Medicine, reviewing a previous edition
"A terrific book that will guide the next generation of medical and environmental historians as global challenges to health persist and expand in the wake of unintended environmental change."—International Journal of African Historical Studies, reviewing a previous edition
"The Making of a Tropical Disease is a vigorously argued and accessibly narrated ecological history of malaria, a contribution as much to social medicine and studies in the political economy of disease as to medical history."—Isis, reviewing a previous edition
"What gives a special energy to this volume is [the author's} conviction that the history of malaria is embedded in the history of development and that the lessons of this history must be applied to contemporary development policies."—Journal of Global History, reviewing a previous edition
"Packard's lightness of touch allows his book to be both enjoyable and compelling, despite the frustration and heartbreak in his story."—Journal of Interdisciplinary History, reviewing a previous edition
"An excellent and well-balanced book that will be of interest to a wide audience. It should be required reading for all those contemplating a second malaria eradication campaign."—Nature Medicine, reviewing a previous edition
"The author can be congratulated for having tackled such a complex and difficult topic. His research and depth of knowledge on the topic as a historian are just amazing. He has also provided excellent references for further studies."—Canadian Studies in Population, reviewing a previous edition
"Authoritative, fascinating, and eye-opening."—Book Bargains and Previews, reviewing a previous edition
"What Randall M. Packard does masterfully in his book on malaria is to integrate the biological complexity of the disease into its historical, social and economic context, even if he stops short of drawing all the obvious conclusions from the data he so ably presents."—Workers World, reviewing a previous edition
The Johns Hopkins University Press | |
Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease | |
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Paperback / softback | |
June 15, 2021 | |
9781421441795 | |
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352 | |
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9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.1 Pounds (US) | |
1.1 Pounds (US) | |
$37.00 USD, £27.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Electronic book text | |
July 14, 2021 | |
9781421441801 | |
9781421441795 | |
English | |
352 | |
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9.00 Inches (US) | |
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Other Titles by Randall M. Packard
A History of Global Health
Emerging Illnesses and Society
Other Titles from Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease
PTSD
Intolerant Bodies
More Than Hot
Other Titles in MEDICAL / Public Health
Lazaretto
Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak
Building a Unified American Health Care System
Other Titles in Public health & preventive medicine
Lazaretto
Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak
Modernizing Medicare