GEO 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lyme Disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Pneumonic Plague
Document Summary
In 1941 (year ww 2 started for the us) approx. By the beginning of the century 5 americans died of malaria. It had been eradicated in the us, it is difficult to knew where those 5 were contracted. Malaria is a disease that can be brought under control. The cause of many diseases/illness/infection is due to lack of money. Where there is affluence there is no malaria or leprosy. Malaria is a major global problem (not for canada or the us) The first mention of malaria was in nei ching (china) cannon of medicine in. 2700 bc, we have had hand written documentation of malaria for 5000 years. There are 300 million new cases every year killing 1 million people. Much of what the romans did elevated the spread of malaria (deforestation, flooding) It was the leading cause of death during the fall of the roman empire.
