1st Edition
Caribbean Diseases Doctor George Low's Expedition in 1901-02
By Gordon Cook
Copyright 2009
240 Pages
by
CRC Press
238 Pages
by
CRC Press
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In this unique, highly detailed examination, Gordon C Cook investigates the very beginnings of tropical medicine through the work of Dr George Low (1872-1952). Widely known as the 'father of tropical medicine', Low was a pioneering force in the study of Caribbean diseases and the development of preventative medicine. His work on parisitology and importance of epidemiology and ecology was... Read more
Preface. Prologue. George Carmichael Low (1972-1952). The Craggs prize, and the Filaria demarquayi dilemma. The Caribbean in the late nineteenth century: a contemporary account. Introduction to the West Indies: filariasis and malaria at St Lucia (January-May 1901).Researches in Barbados (May-July 1901). Mainland South America: two months in British Guiana (Guyana) (July-August 1901). A tour of St Vincent, Trinidad and Grenada (September-December 1901). Yellow fever at St Lucia (December 1901-January 1902). St Kitts and the voyage to London (February-April 1902). Contributions of Low’s Caribbean expedition to scientific knowledge and disease prevention. Epilogue. Appendices. Index.
Biography
Visiting Professor, University College London
