Tropical Medicine: An Illustrated History of The Pioneers
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Table of contents
- Contentsv
- Prefaceix
- Prologuexv
- Chapter 1 Early pioneers of ‘medicine in the tropics’1
- THE BOTANISTS AND CLIMATOLOGISTS1
- EARLY ACCOUNTS OF ‘MEDICINE IN THE TROPICS’2
- FEVERS IN HISTORY7
- GEOGRAPHICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISEASE PREVALENCE13
- SPECIFIC PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT20
- THE BIRTH OF ‘FEVER’ HOSPITALS26
- EARLY ATTEMPTS AT UNDERSTANDING DISEASE TRANSMISSION27
- NOTES28
- Chapter 2 Origins of the formal discipline: background factors33
- THE PUBLIC HEALTH MOVEMENT34
- TRAVEL – THE VICTORIAN EXPLORERS37
- NATURAL HISTORY38
- EVOLUTION: AN AWAKENING OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY40
- UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE CAUSATION: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ‘GERM THEORY’42
- CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY48
- NOTES48
- Chapter 3 Patrick Manson (1844–1922): father of the newly-formed speciality, filariasis research,51
- LONDON LIFE AND FOUNDATION OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE56
- MANSON’S INAUGURAL LECTURE TO THE (ROYAL) SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE IN 190762
- ROSS’S ASSESSMENT OF MANSON63
- NOTES64
- Chapter 4 Alphonse Laveran (1845–1922): discovery of the causative agent of malaria in 188067
- LAVERAN’S 1880 DISCOVERY: THE TRUE CAUSE OF MALARIA IS REVEALED70
- RETROSPECTIVE VIEWS OF P C C GARNHAM76
- CONCLUSION78
- NOTES79
- Chapter 5 Ronald Ross (1857–1932): the role of the Italian malariologists, and scientific verifica81
- THE SCENARIO BEFORE ROSS81
- RONALD ROSS (1857–1932)82
- ROSS’S WORK ON MALARIA88
- THE ITALIAN MALARIOLOGISTS93
- IS THE MOSQUITO AFTER ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTING MALARIA?97
- SIR PHILIP MANSON-BAHR’S ASSESSMENT OF SIR RONALD ROSS98
- ROSS’S LATER THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE99
- NOTES100
- Chapter 6 Carlos Finlay (1833–1915): yellow fever research in southern America103
- MODE OF INFECTION104
- YELLOW FEVER ELSEWHERE110
- THE CAUSATIVE AGENT, AND SUCCESSFUL IMMUNIZATION110
- NOTES112
- Chapter 7 James Cantlie (1851–1926): tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of th115
- ROLE IN THE ORIGIN(S) AND EARLY DAYS OF THE (ROYAL) SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE118
- CONCLUSION125
- NOTES125
- Chapter 8 George Carmichael Low (1872–1952): an underrated pioneer, and contributor to the (Royal)127
- LOW AND THE ORIGIN(S) OF A PERMANENT ‘HOME’ FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIE136
- LOW THE ORNITHOLOGIST140
- LOW’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE140
- NOTES141
- Chapter 9 David Bruce (1855–1931): Malta fever, nagana, and East African trypanosomiasis145
- BRUCE’S LATER LIFE154
- BRUCE’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE154
- NOTES155
- Chapter 10 The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825–62), Robert Leiper (1881–1969), and t157
- URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS157
- INTESTINAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS159
- RESEARCHES ON SOUTH-EAST ASIAN SCHISTOSOMIASIS160
- MANAGEMENT162
- ANCYLOSTOMIASIS163
- NOTES163
- Chapter 11 Joseph Everett Dutton (1874–1905): West African trypanosomiasis and relapsing fever167
- BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS AND RESEARCH168
- AN ACCOUNT OF DUTTON’S DEATH172
- NOTES174
- Chapter 12 The causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (kal-azar): William Leishman (1865–1926)177
- WILLIAM BOOG LEISHMAN (1865–1926)177
- CHARLES DONOVAN (1863–1951)179
- THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF KALA-AZAR180
- TRANSMISSION181
- NOTES181
- Chapter 13 Leonard Rogers (1868–1962): the diseases of Bengal, and the founding of the Calcutta Sc183
- THE CALCUTTA SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND THE CARMICHAEL HOSPITAL186
- ROGERS’ PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE193
- NOTES193
- Chapter 14 Aldo Castellani (1877–1971): research in the tropics, and founding of the Ross Institut197
- THE ROSS INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES199
- CONCLUSIONS205
- NOTES207
- Chapter 15 Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891–1966): medicine in the tropics, and the future of clinical211
- FAIRLEY’S TROPICAL RESEARCH212
- FAIRLEY’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE RSTMH214
- INTEREST IN THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL TROPICAL MEDICINE215
- WILL CLINICAL TROPICAL MEDICINE SURVIVE?217
- NOTES217
- Chapter 16 Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943), and other contributers in solving the plague problem219
- HISTORY OF PLAGUE219
- THE CAUSATIVE AGENT220
- INVOLVEMENT OF RATS – THE INTERMEDIATE HOST221
- EPILOGUE223
- NOTES223
- Chapter 17 Andrew Balfour (1873–1931): pioneer of preventive medicine in the tropics and first Dir225
- GROWTH OF PUBLIC HEALTH (HYGIENE)228
- ORIGIN(S) OF THE LSHTM229
- NOTES230
- Chapter 18 Some less well-documented pioneers233
- HIDEYO NOGUCHI233
- GERHARD HENRIK ARMAUER HANSEN235
- ADOLF WEIL236
- OSWALDO GONÇALES CRUZ238
- CARLOS CHAGAS239
- SIR PHILIP HENRY MANSON-BAHR239
- CONCLUSION241
- NOTES242
- Chapter 19 ‘Back-room’ and lay pioneers of the specialty243
- THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE244
- THE LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE245
- NOTES248
- Chapter 20 Politicians and entrepreneurs: the Chamberlains (father and son), Alfred Jones and Herber251
- JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN MP, FRS (1836–1914)251
- (JOSEPH) AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN KG, MP (1863–1937)255
- ALFRED JONES (1845–1909)255
- HERBERT JAMES READ GCMG (1863–1949)257
- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PIONEERING SCHOOLS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE IN BRITAIN257
- NOTES259
- Epilogue261
- Appendices263
- Index267
- A267
- B267
- C268
- D269
- E270
- F270
- G270
- H271
- I271
- J271
- K272
- L272
- M273
- N274
- O275
- P275
- Q275
- R275
- S276
- T277
- U278
- V278
- W278
- Y278
- Z278
This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson’s Tropical Diseases, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.