{"product_id":"malaria-margaret-humphreys-9780801866371","title":"Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of a war against a disease that we can never win but must continue to fight.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMalaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, Margaret Humphreys presents the first book-length account of the parasitic, insect-borne disease that has infected millions and influenced settlement patterns, economic development, and the quality of life at every level of American society, especially in the south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumphreys approaches malaria from three perspectives: the parasite's biological history, the medical response to it, and the patient's experience of the disease. It addresses numerous questions including how the parasite thrives and eventually becomes vulnerable, how professionals came to know about the parasite and learned how to fight them, and how people view the disease and came to the point where they could understand and support the struggle against it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition \u003ci\u003eMalaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States \u003c\/i\u003eargues that malaria control was central to the evolution of local and federal intervention in public health, and demonstrates the complex interaction between poverty, race, and geography in determining the fate of malaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Humphreys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801866375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801866371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1992","brand":"Margaret Humphreys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540341977343,"sku":"9780801866371","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c8d3cae-3b1e-4f56-bea9-bb9b1497e284.jpg?v=1700587361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malaria-margaret-humphreys-9780801866371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}