The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia is popular PDF and ePub book, written by James C. McCann in 2015-07-15, it is a fantastic choice for those who relish reading online the History genre. Let's immerse ourselves in this engaging History book by exploring the summary and details provided below. Remember, The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia can be Read Online from any device for your convenience.
The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia Book PDF Summary
Malaria is an infectious disease like no other: it is a dynamic force of nature and Africa’s most deadly and debilitating malady. James C. McCann tells the story of malaria in human, narrative terms and explains the history and ecology of the disease through the science of landscape change. All malaria is local. Instead of examining the disease at global or continental scale, McCann investigates malaria’s adaptation and persistence in a single region, Ethiopia, over time and at several contrasting sites. Malaria has evolved along with humankind and has adapted to even modern-day technological efforts to eradicate it or to control its movement. Insecticides, such as DDT, drug prophylaxis, development of experimental vaccines, and even molecular-level genetic manipulation have proven to be only temporary fixes. The failure of each stand-alone solution suggests the necessity of a comprehensive ecological understanding of malaria, its transmission, and its persistence, one that accepts its complexity and its local dynamism as fundamental features. The story of this disease in Ethiopia includes heroes, heroines, witches, spirits—and a very clever insect—as well as the efforts of scientists in entomology, agroecology, parasitology, and epidemiology. Ethiopia is an ideal case for studying the historical human culture of illness, the dynamism of nature’s disease ecology, and its complexity within malaria.
Detail Book of The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia PDF
- Author : James C. McCann
- Release : 15 July 2015
- Publisher : Ohio University Press
- ISBN : 9780821445136
- Genre : History
- Total Page : 250 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 14,6 Mb
If you're still pondering over how to secure a PDF or EPUB version of the book The Historical Ecology of Malaria in Ethiopia by James C. McCann, don't worry! All you have to do is click the 'Get Book' buttons below to kick off your Download or Read Online journey. Just a friendly reminder: we don't upload or host the files ourselves.