Tropical Medicine: An Illustrated History of The Pioneers

Cover......Page 1
Halftitle......Page 2
Inside Cover......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Prologue......Page 16
1 Early pioneers of ‘medicine in the tropics’......Page 18
2 Origins of the formal discipline: background factors......Page 50
3 Patrick Manson (1844–1922): father of the newly-formed speciality, filariasis research, and founder of the London School of Tropical Medicine......Page 68
4 Alphonse Laveran (1845–1922): discovery of the causative agent of malaria in 1880......Page 84
5 Ronald Ross (1857–1932): the role of the Italian malariologists, and scientific verification of mosquito transmission of malaria......Page 98
6 Carlos Finlay (1833–1915): yellow fever research in southern America......Page 120
7 James Cantlie (1851–1926): tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene......Page 132
8 George Carmichael Low (1872–1952): an underrated pioneer, and contributor to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene......Page 144
9 David Bruce (1855–1931): Malta fever, nagana, and East African trypanosomiasis......Page 162
10 The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825–62), Robert Leiper (1881–1969), and the Japanese investigators......Page 174
11 Joseph Everett Dutton (1874–1905): West African trypanosomiasis and relapsing fever......Page 184
12 The causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (kal-azar): William Leishman (1865–1926) and Charles Donovan (1863–1951)......Page 194
13 Leonard Rogers (1868–1962): the diseases of Bengal, and the founding of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine......Page 200
14 Aldo Castellani (1877–1971): research in the tropics, and founding of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases......Page 214
15 Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891–1966): medicine in the tropics, and the future of clinical tropical medicine......Page 228
16 Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943), and other contributers in solving the plague problem......Page 236
17 Andrew Balfour (1873–1931): pioneer of preventive medicine in the tropics and first Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine......Page 242
18 Some less well-documented pioneers......Page 250
19 ‘Back-room’ and lay pioneers of the specialty......Page 260
20 Politicians and entrepreneurs: the Chamberlains (father and son), Alfred Jones and Herbert Read......Page 268
Epilogue......Page 278
Appendices......Page 280
Index......Page 284