Red madness: how a medical mystery changed what we eat

One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow...

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1. Verfasser: Jarrow, Gail (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Honesdale, Pennsylvania Calkins Creek 2014
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung:One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, includes stories about real life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-183) and index
Beschreibung:192 S. illustrations, portraits 26 cm
ISBN:9781590787328
1590787323

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