jun 22, 460 BC - Malaria
Description:
Malaria is an ancient disease that has been traced back to Hippocrates in 460 BC
Symptoms:
-fever
-chills
-headache
-body aches
-confusion
-coma
-irritability
Treatment:
-Chemoprophylaxis medication
-Quinine
-chloroquine
-Artemisinin
History:
-First recorded in 460 BC
-200 BC Roman Fever
-1970s one child would die from malaria every 12 seconds
-Today one child dies every 1 minute
Added to timeline:
Timeline Project B HLTH 224
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