Malaria: A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome
By William Henry Samuel Jones · Running time 02:07:44 · Medical, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Antiquity
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This short book has the objective of showing how important it is to stamp out malaria as soon as possible. Unlike a plague that suddenly takes it victims and leaves its survivors, malaria is a debilitating infection. It seizes all, fit and unfit alike, gradually lessening the general vitality until, in some cases, it has exterminated the people among whom it has become endemic. Extensive evidence has been compiled and summarised from consultation with medical authorities, antique literature, and historical sources to show how this insidious disease has undermined the integrity of a pair of anc
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