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- Tropical medicine began to emerge in the 19th century, when physicians charged with the medical care of colonists and soldiers first encountered infectious diseases unknown in the temperate European climate.
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Tropical medicine began to emerge in the 19th century, when physicians charged with the medical care of colonists and soldiers first encountered infectious diseases unknown in the temperate European climate.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Research on tropical diseases and how to treat them comes from both field research and research centers, including those of the military. [2] Sir Patrick Manson is recognized as the father of tropical medicine. He founded the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 1899. [3]
Feb 1, 2019 · The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was formally inaugurated on October 2, 1899. He eventually went on to become the first president of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 1907.
- Priscilla Rupali
- 10.1016/j.idc.2018.10.011
- 2019
- 2019/03
Tropical diseases first enter medical discourse as a unique conceptual field and topic for specialization at the end of the 19th century, and the heyday of tropical medicine–from the 1890s to the First World War–corresponds to the golden age of Western colonialism in Africa and Asia.
Tropical Medicine (1860-1940) The year is 1860. A Brazilian woman, a slave on a sugar plantation, begins to sicken with what we now call Chagas's disease. Despite being given whatever succor was available for one of her status, she weakens, looses her mental acuity, and is eventually deformed to a point of paralysis.
Tropical medicine is normally said to date from the late nineteenth century, being particularly associated with the work of Patrick Manson. Like other pioneers of the discipline, Manson broke with previous ideas about diseases in the tropics which stressed the role of climate in their production.
Published: 11 November 1939. A History of Tropical Medicine. CLAYTON LANE. Nature 144 , 801–802 ( 1939) Cite this article. 149 Accesses. Metrics. Abstract. THESE volumes contain a...
