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In the mid1950s with planning and funding from the United States Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria which was widespread and persistent This new history explores the politics of that campaign Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program its national organization in Mexico its local implementation by health practitioners and workers and its reception among the population Drawing on archives in the United States Mexico and Switzerland he highlights the militant Cold War rhetoric of the founders and analyzes the mixed motives of participants at all levels Following the story through the dwindling campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s Cueto raises questions relevant to todays international health campaigns against malaria AIDS and tuberculosis
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In the mid1950s with planning and funding from the United States Mexico embarked on an ambitious campaign to eradicate malaria which was widespread and persistent This new history explores the politics of that campaign Marcos Cueto describes the international basis of the program its national organization in Mexico its local implementation by health practitioners and workers and its reception among the population Drawing on archives in the United States Mexico and Switzerland he highlights the militant Cold War rhetoric of the founders and analyzes the mixed motives of participants at all levels Following the story through the dwindling campaign in the late 1960s and early 1970s Cueto raises questions relevant to todays international health campaigns against malaria AIDS and tuberculosis
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The iconic Black Ops series is back with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War the direct sequel to the original and fanfavorite Call of Duty Black OpsBlack Ops Cold War will drop fans into the depths of the Cold Wars volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s Nothing is ever as it seems in a gripping singleplayer Campaign where players will come facetoface with historical figures and hard truths as they battle around the globe through iconic locales like East Berlin Vietnam Turkey Soviet KGB headquarters and moreAs elite operatives you will follow the trail of a shadowy figure named Perseus who is on a mission to destabilize the global balance of power and change the course of history Descend into the dark center of this global conspiracy alongside iconic characters Woods Mason and Hudson and a new cast of operatives attempting to stop a plot decades in the makingBeyond the Campaign players will bring a Cold War arsenal of weapons and equipment into the next generation of Multiplayer and Zombies experiencesWhats new with Call of Duty Black Ops Cold WarLand Sea Air PackExclusive to the Ultimate Edition the Land Sea and Air Pack includes 3 operator skins 3 vehicle skins and 3 weapon blueprints
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Hello Molly Fortune Fever Midi sold at 90 $ ; this product is listed in the Women's Clothing category, produced by Hello Molly, and sold by Hellomolly.com.
Length from bust to hem of size S 126cm Chest 35cm Waist 31cm size S Midi dressnbsp Lined Model is a standard XS and is wearing size XSnbsp True to sizenbsp Slightstretch Highneck Split to the skirt Invisible back zipper Cold hand wash onlynbsp Polyesternbsp Own the night in this bewitching Fortune Fever Midi Dress Featuring a high neckline and split to skirt Complete your outfit with gold accessories to take your style up a notch
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Hello Molly Fortune Fever Midi sold for 90 $ , available in the Women's Clothing category; this product is sold by Hellomolly.com and made by Hello Molly.
Length from bust to hem of size S 126cm Chest 35cm Waist 31cm size S Midi dressnbsp Lined Model is a standard XS and is wearing size XSnbsp True to sizenbsp Slightstretch Highneck Split to the skirt Invisible back zipper Cold hand wash onlynbsp Polyesternbsp Own the night in this bewitching Fortune Fever Midi Dress Featuring a high neckline and split to skirt Complete your outfit with gold accessories to take your style up a notch
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Hello Molly Party Fever Dress sold for 77 $ , available in the Women's Clothing category; this product is sold by Hellomolly.com and made by Hello Molly.
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Discover information, advice, and prices for The Fever Trail In Search sold for 25 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Part science part riveting historical adventure about one of the great scourges to afflict mankindEvery year malaria kills 15 to 27 million people more than half of those deaths are children and 300 to 500 million people fall ill with the disease As of yet there is no cure Malaria is a deadly virus with a vicious ability to mutate it has over the centuries changed the course of history as epidemics swept through countries and devastated armies Until the middle of the seventeenth century little was understood about the nature of the disease or how to treat it But there was a legend about a beautiful Spanish countess the Condesa de Chinchón who was cured of malaria during her stay in Peru by drinking a medicine made from the bark of a miraculous tree This is the story of the search for the elusive cinchona tree the only source of quinine and the trio of British explorers who were given the task of transporting it to the colonies On a quest that was to absorb the rest of their lives Spruce Ledger and Markham endeavored to rid the world of malaria But although quinine and its chemical successors managed to control malaria for a time no method of prevention has been proven to be 100 effective In laboratories and research facilities the hunt continues this time for a vaccine The Fever Trail is a story of courage of geopolitical rivalry of the New World against the Old of the fabled curse of the cinchona tree and of a disease that eludes all efforts to contain it
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Discover information, advice, and prices for The Miraculous Fever Tree Malaria, priced at 59.77 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Malaria comes from the Italian word Malaria or bad air For centuries malaria killed millions Alexander the Great was one of its betterknown victims and its debilitating effects have been linked to the demise of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire The traditional remedies of bloodletting killed off many who may have been spared by the fevers In 1735 Joseph de Jussieu set out for Latin America as the first nonSpanish expedition to be allowed to enter the continent The Peruvian bark or Jesuits powder had been known in Europe since 1644 but met with violent opposition from the medical establishment and the public So feared were papists in general and Jesuits in particular that throughout Protestant Europe there were demonstrations against the bark and the talk was of Papist plots to poison This changed when Charles II was cured by the bark and then the race was on to obtain seeds of the precious trees Fiametta Rocco who herself has had malaria explores the history of the ravages of the disease of the heroism and tragedy of those who have attempted to find cures and the manner in which the discovery of quinine opened the door of the tropics to western imperial adventure
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A rich and wonderful history of quinine the cure for malariaIn the summer of 1623 ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants engaged in electing a new Pope died from the malaria or bad air of the Roman marshes Their choice Pope Urban VIII determined that a cure should be found for the fever that was the scourge of the Mediterranean northern Europe and America and in 1631 a young Jesuit apothecarist in Peru sent to the Old World a cure that had been found in the New where the disease was unknownThe cure was quinine an alkaloid made of the bitter red bark of the cinchona tree which grows in the Andes Both disease and cure have an extraordinary history Malaria badly weakened the Roman Empire It killed thousands of British troops fighting Napoleon during the Walcheren raid on Holland in 1809 and many soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War It turned back many of the travellers who explored west Africa and brought the building of the Panama Canal to a standstill When after a thousand years a cure was finally found Europes Protestants among them Oliver Cromwell who suffered badly from malaria feared it was nothing more than a Popish poison More than any previous medicine though quinine forced physicians to change their ideas about treating illness Before long it would change the face of Western medicineUsing fresh research from the Vatican and the Indian Archives in Seville as well as hitherto undiscovered documents in Peru Fiammetta Rocco describes the ravages of the disease the quest of the three Englishmen who smuggled cinchona seeds out of South America the way quinine opened the door to Western imperial adventure in Asia Africa and beyond and why even today quinine grown in the eastern Congo still saves so many people suffering from malaria
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Hello Molly Fiji Fever Dress sold at 94 $ ; this product is listed in the Women's Clothing category, produced by Hello Molly, and sold by Hellomolly.com.
Length from shoulder to hem of size S 80cm Mini dress Notlinednbsp Cold hand wash only Model is a standard XS and is wearing size XS True to size Lightweight nonstretchy linen fabric Adjustable halterneck tienbsp Elasticated back shirrednbsp No zipper Slipon stylenbsp Print placement may vary Cotton Holiday mode will be non stop in the Fiji Fever Dress This stunning halter neck design dress showcases a tropical print open back and tired frilled skirt We are teaming ours with white slides and a straw bag to get a major vacay looknbspnbsp
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Discover information, advice, and prices for The Fever Trail In Search, priced at 51.47 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Until the middle of the seventeenth century little was understood about malaria the deadly disease that decimated populations and crippled armies A legend however persisted about a beautiful Spanish countess who was cured during a stay in Peru by drinking a medicine made from the bark of a miraculous tree And so began the search for the elusive cinchona tree by a trio of British explorers who sought to rid the world of malaria Today in laboratories and research facilities the hunt continuesthis time for a vaccine against the disease that eludes all efforts to contain it
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Fever Trail Malaria the sold at 64.49 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
The Fever Trail is a fascinating trip through the history of Malaria and those that have sought to cure it The book starts with the hunt for the Cinchono tree the tree that yielded the cure for Malaria quinine The trio of explorers given the task of transporting the tree to the colonies gave most of their lives so that the world could be free of intermittent fevers They never though that the disease would mutate The modern pioneers no longer search out forests or spend months on dangerous rivers Instead they battle on in laboratories and facilities desperate to find what has eluded mankind for centuries A cure
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Hello Molly Fortune Fever Midi sold for 90 $ , available in the Women's Clothing category; this product belongs to Hello Molly and is sold by Hellomolly.com.
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Yellow Jack How Fever Ravaged sold for 20.39 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
The end of a scourge The prayer that has been mine for twenty years that I might be permitted in some way or some time to do something to alleviate human suffering has been answered Major Walter Reed writing to his wife New Years Eve 1900 As he wrote to his wife of his stunning success in the mission to identify the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eradicate the disease Walter Reed had answered the prayers of millions For more than 250 years the yellow jack had ravaged the Americas bringing death to millions and striking panic in entire populations The very mention of its presence in a city or town produced instant chaos as thousands fled in terror leaving the frail the weak and the ill to fend for themselves Yellow Jack tracks the history of this deadly scourge from its earliest appearance in the Caribbean 350 years ago telling the compelling story of a few extraordinarily brave souls who struggled to understand and eradicate yellow fever Risking everything for the cause of science and humanity Reed and his teammates on the US Army Yellow Fever Board invaded the heart of enemy territory in Cuba to pursue the diseaseand made one of the twentieth centurys greatest medical discoveries This thrilling adventure tells the timeless tale of their courage ingenuity and triumph in the face of adversity
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Kawthoolei Dreams Malaria Nights Burma sold for 30 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
This daring book the most accessible contemporary account of Burmas civil war unravels a complex story that encompasses more than a dozen armies scores of ethnic groups involves the opium warlords of the Golden Triangle and the rise of the democracy movement inside Burma For the last 50 years Burma has been torn apart by political and ethnic insurgencies shut off from the outside world and forgotten Today the country is ruled as it has been since 1962 by a brutal corrupt and incompetent military dictatorship The author a freelance journalist made his first trip into insurgent Burma in 1989 Since then he has traveled extensively both alone and with insurgent groups including an overland trip in the company of Karen and Burmese student soldiers to the Andaman Sea a clandestine boat trip down the Irrawaddy River a jungle trek in search of rhinos and an attempt to photograph Burmese slavelabor camps This fastpaced and personal narrative captures both the romance and harsh reality of an illfated revolution The plight of the Karen an ethnic group fighting for a homeland in the malariastricken mountains of southeastern Burma is especially poignant The old Karen veterans who served under the British during World War II and began the present rebellion in 1949 together with two subsequent generations are still in the jungle but now forced into refugee camps and evershrinking parcels of Karenheld territory along the ThaiBurma border
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