Nuevos Aires, aguas y lugares. Luchas contra la malaria y la historia social de las enfermedades.

Autor: Rodríguez-Ocaña, Esteban
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Zdroj: Dynamis; 2009, Vol. 29, p365-375, 11p
Abstrakt: An essay is presented on malaria and the social history of sicknesses. The author traces the struggle against malaria and considers the socio-political dimensions of international efforts against the disease. He cites several books including "The making of a tropical disease. A short history of Malaria" by Randall M. Packard, "Cold war, deadly fevers. Malaria eradication in Mexico 1955-1975" by Marcos Cueto and "Per una storia della malaria in Italia. Il caso della Sardegna" by Eugenia Tognotti.
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