Tropical Medicine

An Illustrated History of The Pioneers

By: Gordon Cook

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Hardcover | 17 September 2007

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Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922) and discovery of the causative agent of malaria in 1880.
Ronald Ross (1857- 1932) r"le of the Italian malariologists and scientific verification of mosquito-transmission of malaria.
Carlos Finlay (1833-1915) and Yellow fever research in southern America.
James Cantl ie (1851-1926) : tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.
Geo rge Carmichael Low (1872-1952) : an underrated pioneer, contributions to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.
David Bruce (1855-1931) : Malta fever, nagana, and East African trypanosomiasi s.
The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-1962), R obert Leiper (1881-1969), and the Japanese investigators.
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Medicine in General History of Medicine

Preface	p. ix
Prologue	p. xv
Early pioneers of 'medicine in the tropics'	p. 1
Origins of the formal discipline: background factors	p. 33
Patrick Manson (1844-1922): father of the newly-formed speciality, filariasis research, and founder of the London School of Tropical Medicine	p. 51
Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922): discovery of the causative agent of malaria in 1880	p. 67
Ronald Ross (1857-1932): the role of the Italian malariologists, and scientific verification of mosquito transmission of malaria	p. 81
Carlos Finlay (1833-1915): yellow fever research in southern America	p. 103
James Cantlie (1851-1926): tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	p. 115
George Carmichael Low (1872-1952): an underrated pioneer, and contributor to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	p. 127
David Bruce (1855-1931): Malta fever, nagana, and East African trypanosomiasis	p. 145
The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-62), Robert Leiper (1881-1969), and the Japanese investigators	p. 157
Joseph Everett Dutton (1874-1905): West African trypanosomiasis and relapsing fever	p. 167
The causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (kal-azar): William Leishman (1865-1926) and Charles Donovan (1863-1951)	p. 177
Leonard Rogers (1868-1962): the diseases of Bengal, and the founding of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine	p. 183
Aldo Castellani (1877-1971): research in the tropics, and founding of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases	p. 197
Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891-1966): medicine in the tropics, and the future of clinical tropical medicine	p. 211
Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943), and other contributers in solving the plague problem	p. 219
Andrew Balfour (1873-1931): pioneer of preventive medicine in the tropics and first Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	p. 225
Some less well-documented pioneers	p. 233
'Back-room' and lay pioneers of the specialty	p. 243
Politicians and entrepreneurs: the Chamberlains (father and son), Alfred Jones and Herbert Read	p. 251
Epilogue	p. 261
Appendices	p. 263
Index	p. 267
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