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Landscapes of Disease: Malaria in Modern Greece
Katerina Gardikas
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Description for Landscapes of Disease: Malaria in Modern Greece
Hardback. Malaria has existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria in the 1970s. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Malaria has existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria in the 1970s. By the nineteenth century, Greece was the most malarious country in Europe and the one most heavily infected with its lethal form, falciparum malaria. Owing to pressures on the environment from economic development, agrarian colonization and heightened mobility, the situation became so serious that malaria became a routine part of everyday ... Read more
Malaria has existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria in the 1970s. By the nineteenth century, Greece was the most malarious country in Europe and the one most heavily infected with its lethal form, falciparum malaria. Owing to pressures on the environment from economic development, agrarian colonization and heightened mobility, the situation became so serious that malaria became a routine part of everyday ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Central European University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN
9786155211980
SKU
V9786155211980
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About Katerina Gardikas
Katerina Gardikas is associate professor at the Department of History at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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