作者: David J. Wyler
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198304143081505
关键词: Virology 、 Disease transmission 、 Harm 、 Infectious disease (medical specialty) 、 Environmental health 、 Malaria 、 Chemoprophylaxis 、 Natural history 、 Medicine 、 General Medicine
摘要: If we take as our standard of importance the greatest harm to number, then there is no question that malaria most important all infectious diseases. — Sir Macfarlane Burnet Natural History Infectious Disease In 16 years since was reviewed in this section Journal,1 major developments have occurred begun a new chapter 3500-year-old recorded history malaria. There has been worldwide resurgence disease transmission, and concept could be eradicated through program dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) spraying chemoprophylaxis . . .