Contagion: A Brief History Of Malaria, Leprosy, and Smallpox

Contagion A brief history of malaria, leprosy, and smallpox SMALLPOX ORIGIN NORTHEAST AFRICA e. N,N0 BC Smallpox is believed to have first appeared with early agricultural settlements SWEDEN RUSSIA J6M Incidents of major smallpox outbreaks stretch from Europe all the way to Siberia EX2 Ronakd Ross is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering malarial parasites in mosquitoes ISIBERIA дхю US. 951 DDT eradicates malaria in the United States One of two remaining stocks of smallpox is hekl Lnder lock and key to prevent posible use as biological weapon ITALY Pompey's troops return from Syria with new territory and leprosy ROMANIA 20005 Last remaining leper colony in Europe WESTERN HEMISPHERE ATLANTA 2009 Spanish conquistadors bring smallpox to the Americas One of two remaining stocks of smallpox is hekt under lock and key to prevent possible use as biological weapon ASIA MINOR 1350 C First recorded Smallpox epidermic destroys Hittite army CHINA OLOUISIANA Trade with India facilitates leprosy's spread through Southeast Asia MIDDLE EAST and EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN e. 327 Returning from India, Alkxander the Great's army is said to introduce Jeprosy to the West First effective leprosy drug developed O EUROPE-- CHINA 340 Earliest written account of using the plant qing+hao for treatment of malarial fever ОЕСУРТ-- Erroneously thought to be highly conta- gious, lepers are isolated from society at large in nearly 19,000 leper colonies EGYPT 1570 C Skin lesions МЕХЮЮ 1520 African slaves NORTH AMERICA 18th century European colonists introduce leprosy resembling smallpox found on mummies spread smallpox to North American mainland INDIA c. 1820 Schweppes tonic of carbonated quinine gains popularity ainong British colonists ior preventing contraction of malaria CARIBBEAN ISLANDS and SOUTH AMERICA 18th century Leprosy crosses Atlantic Ocean with West African slaves EQUATOR ASOMALIA B77 Last known naturally contracted caseried smallpax is identified WEST AFRICA O INDIA c. 1S00 Egyptian merchants arrive bearing smallpox Ешropean and North African explorers, traders, and colonialists spread leprosy PERU K30 Medicinal bark used by Incas is adopted by Jesuits for treat- ment of malaria OINDIA c. 200) C Oldest documented skeletal evidence of leprosy AFRICA 2009 A chikd dies of malaria every thirty seconds MALARIA EARLIEST EVIDENCE MALARIAL HOTSPOTS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Malaria plasmodium is traced to a mcequito found in a piece of amber ROUTE OF LEPROSY LEPROSY ORIGIN ROUTE OF SMALLPOX EAST AFRICA e. 40,000 Likely point of origin