War and Disease by Leo Slater - 9780813569659

War and DiseaseBiomedical Research on Malaria in the Twentieth Century\nAuthor(s): Leo Slater\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813569659, 978-0813569659\nSynopsis\nMalaria is one of the leading killers in the world today. Though drugs against malaria have a long history, attempts to develop novel therapeutics spanned the twentieth century and continue today. In this historical study, Leo B. Slater shows the roots and branches of an enormous drug development project during World War II. Fighting around the globe, American soldiers were at high risk for contracting malaria, yet quininea natural curebecame harder to acquire. A [url] government-funded antimalarial program, initiated by the National Research Council, brought together diverse laboratories and specialists to provide the best drugs to the nation's military. This wartime research would deliver chloroquininelong the drug of choice for preven.