The mosquito crusades : a history of the American anti-mosquito movement from the Reed Commission to the first Earth Day /

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Among the struggles of the twentieth century, the one between humans and mosquitoes may have been the most vexing, as demonstrated by the long battle to control these blood-sucking pests. As vectors of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, and dengue fever, and as sources of torment,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patterson, Gordon M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment.
Temas:
1900-1999
Mosquitoes > Control > United States > History > 20th century.
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease > United States.
Mosquito Control > history
History, 20th Century
Moustiques > Lutte contre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Moustiques (Vecteurs de maladies) > États-Unis.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
MEDICAL > Epidemiology.
MEDICAL > History.
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.
Mosquitoes > Control.
United States
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Waging war on the insect menace
  • The Garden State takes the lead
  • A continental crusade
  • Public health, race, and mosquitoes
  • Widening the campaign
  • Advances and retreats during the Great Depression
  • The beginning of the insecticide era
  • The postwar era
  • Discontent and resistance.

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