Malaria And Rome

Author : Robert Sallares
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 358 pages
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Release : 2002-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199248506

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Malaria and Rome is the first comprehensive study of malaria in ancient Italy since the research of the distinguished Italian malariologist Angelo Celli in the early twentieth century. It demonstrates the importance of disease patterns and history in understanding the demography of ancient populations. Robert Sallares argues that malaria became increasingly prevalent in Roman times in central Italy as a result of ecological change and alterations to the physical landscapesuch as deforestation. Making full use of contemporary sources and comparative material from other periods, he shows that malaria had a significant effect on mortality rates in certain regions of Roman Italy.Robert Sallares incorporates all the important advances made in many relevant fields since Celli's time. These include recent geomorphological research on the evolution of the coastal environments of Italy that were notorious for malaria in the past, biomolecular research on the evolution of malaria, ancient DNA as a new source of evidence for malaria in antiquity, the differentiation of mosquito species that permits understanding of the phenomenon of anophelism without malaria (where theclimate is optimal for malaria and Anopheles mosquitoes are present, but there is no malaria), and recent medical research on the interactions between malaria and other diseases.The argument develops with a careful interplay between the modern microbiology of the disease and the Greek and Latin literary texts. Both contemporary sources and comparative material from other periods are used to interpret the ancient sources. In addition to the medical and demographic effects on the Roman population, Malaria and Rome considers the social and economic effects of malaria, for example on settlement patterns and on agricultural systems. Robert Sallares also examinesthe varied human responses to and interpretations of malaria in antiquity, ranging from the attempts at rational understanding made by the Hippocratic authors and Galen to the demons described in the magical papyri.

Author : Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Malaria
ISBN : UCAL:B4778687

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The Climate of Rome and the Roman Malaria by Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli Pdf

Author : William Henry Samuel Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Greece
ISBN : UCLA:31158008701947

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Author : Angelo Celli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Campagna di Roma (Italy)
ISBN : LCCN:34025879

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The History of Malaria in the Roman Campagna from Ancient Times by Angelo Celli Pdf

Author : William Henry Samuel Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1076740719

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Malaria. A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome by William Henry Samuel Jones Pdf

Author : W. H. S. Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 120 pages
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Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1330333578

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Malaria a Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome by W. H. S. Jones Pdf

Excerpt from Malaria a Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome This little book owes its being to the suggestions and encouragement of Mr. A. E. Shipley and Major Ross. Since there are few previous works on the same subject, a large amount of correspondence was necessary with authorities on ancient medicine, both British and Continental. A great part of this was undertaken by Mr. Shipley, and to him are due my most grateful thanks. Among other specialists who have given generous help must be mentioned Dr. E. T. Withington, Professor Clifford Allbutt and Professor E. V. Arnold. In addition to this, it seemed well to invite the direct cooperation of medical men. Mr. G. G. Ellett has added a chapter on malaria as a factor in morality, and Major Ross, besides supplying many notes, criticisms and comments, has written an introduction. The object of the writers has been to show how important it is to stamp out malaria as soon as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : W H S Jones
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498181163

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.

Author : Benjamin Reilly
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476686554

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Roman Fever by Benjamin Reilly Pdf

During the last 1500 years, Rome was the inspiration of artists, the coronation stage of German emperors, the distant desire of pilgrims, and the seat of the Roman popes. Yet Rome also lies within the northern range of P. falciparum malaria, the deadliest strain of the disease, against which northern Europeans had no intrinsic or acquired defenses. As a result, Rome lured a countless number of unacclimated transalpine Europeans to their deaths in the period from 500 to 1850 AD. This book examines how Rome's allure to European visitors and its resident malaria species impacted the historical development of Europe. It covers the environmental and biological factors at play and focuses on two of the periods when malaria potentially had the greatest impact on the continent: the heyday of the medieval German Empire and its conflicts with the papacy (c. 800-1300) and the Protestant Reformation (c.1500). Through explorations into the history of religion, empire, disease, and culture, this book tells the story of how the veritable capital of the world became the graveyard of nations.

Author : Frank M. Snowden
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780300128437

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The Conquest of Malaria by Frank M. Snowden Pdf

At the outset of the twentieth century, malaria was Italy’s major public health problem. It was the cause of low productivity, poverty, and economic backwardness, while it also stunted literacy, limited political participation, and undermined the army. In this book Frank Snowden recounts how Italy became the world center for the development of malariology as a medical discipline and launched the first national campaign to eradicate the disease. Snowden traces the early advances, the setbacks of world wars and Fascist dictatorship, and the final victory against malaria after World War II. He shows how the medical and teaching professions helped educate people in their own self-defense and in the process expanded trade unionism, women’s consciousness, and civil liberties. He also discusses the antimalarial effort under Mussolini’s regime and reveals the shocking details of the German army’s intentional release of malaria among Italian civilians—the first and only known example of bioterror in twentieth-century Europe. Comprehensive and enlightening, this history offers important lessons for today’s global malaria emergency.

Author : Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli,Dick Charles Cramond
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019243228

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The Climate of Rome and the Roman Malaria by Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli,Dick Charles Cramond Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230073132

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The Climate of Rome and the Roman Malaria by Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ... rendered its pestilential manifestation impossible, by suppressing one of the conditions essential to its development--that is, the immediate contact of the infected earth with the air. But if that contact be accidentally restored in any way, as, for example, by an excavation made in hot weather, and when the soil is damp, the three conditions necessary for the multiplication of the malarious ferment become once more re-established, and we have the unpleasant surprise of experiencing an outbreak of malaria in places which had previously been rendered salubrious. Notwithstanding this, however, those atmospheric sanitations, provided they be continually kept up, are amongst the most efficacious; and by their means the city of Rome will become free of malaria throughout all those parts which do not immediately adjoin the surrounding Campagna. The great benefits already realized are a good reason for entertaining this confidence, bearing in mind, moreover, that those benefits accrued independently of any hydraulic improvements made in the Agro; for in reality, until 1884 none had been made. The remarkable sanitation already produced in Rome between 1870 and 1884 is due to the gradual keeping down of the autochthonous malaria of the city, and to no other cause. It is not possible to form an opinion on the actual malarious production, in the different portions of the Agro, with the same accuracy as we can, in the various districts of Rome. We know that throughout the whole extent of the Agro, malaria prevails; but whether there be some exceptionally healthy spots, such as the Viminal was before 1870 in Rome, it is impossible to determine with any certainty. It is possible to draw up a malaria map of Rome, because in Rome, everywhere, we have, ..

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on the Economics of Antimalarial Drugs
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309165938

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Saving Lives, Buying Time by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on the Economics of Antimalarial Drugs Pdf

For more than 50 years, low-cost antimalarial drugs silently saved millions of lives and cured billions of debilitating infections. Today, however, these drugs no longer work against the deadliest form of malaria that exists throughout the world. Malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africaâ€"currently just over one million per yearâ€"are rising because of increased resistance to the old, inexpensive drugs. Although effective new drugs called "artemisinins" are available, they are unaffordable for the majority of the affected population, even at a cost of one dollar per course. Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance examines the history of malaria treatments, provides an overview of the current drug crisis, and offers recommendations on maximizing access to and effectiveness of antimalarial drugs. The book finds that most people in endemic countries will not have access to currently effective combination treatments, which should include an artemisinin, without financing from the global community. Without funding for effective treatment, malaria mortality could double over the next 10 to 20 years and transmission will intensify.

Author : Timothy C. Winegard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780735235809

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The Mosquito by Timothy C. Winegard Pdf

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this nefarious pest, roughly the size and weight of a grape seed, has been at the frontlines of history as the grim reaper, the harvester of human populations, and the ultimate agent of historical change. As the mosquito transformed the landscapes of civilization, humans were unwittingly required to respond to its piercing impact and universal projection of power. The mosquito has determined the fates of empires and nations, razed and crippled economies, and decided the outcome of pivotal wars, killing nearly half of humanity along the way. She (only females bite) has dispatched an estimated 52 billion people from a total of 108 billion throughout our relatively brief existence. As the greatest purveyor of extermination we have ever known, she has played a greater role in shaping our human story than any other living thing with which we share our global village. Imagine for a moment a world without deadly mosquitoes, or any mosquitoes, for that matter? Our history and the world we know, or think we know, would be completely unrecognizable. Driven by surprising insights and fast-paced storytelling, The Mosquito is the extraordinary untold story of the mosquito’s reign through human history and her indelible impact on our modern world order.

Author : Tommasi Crudeli
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 033193020X

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The Climate of Rome and the Roman Malaria (Classic Reprint) by Tommasi Crudeli Pdf

Excerpt from The Climate of Rome and the Roman Malaria IN the year 1885 Professor Corrado tommasi-crudeli delivered a course of lectures at the inauguration of the Institute of Hygiene, attached to the University of Rome. These were afterwards collected and published by him under the title of 11 Clima di Roma. The present, is a translation of that work, which has been revised and corrected up to date, by Professor tommasi-crudeli himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John Macculloch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1827
Category : Malaria
ISBN : OXFORD:600011006

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