Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat

Type

Book

Authors

Gail Jarrow

ISBN 10

1590787323

ISBN 13

9781590787328

Tags

Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, 20th Century, Discoveries, History of Science

Description

A National Science Teachers Association, Best STEM Book 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, Red Madness includes stories about real-life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations. It concludes with a glossary, timeline, further resources, author’s note, bibliography, and index. - from Amzon

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