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Herbs And Empires: A Brief History Of Malaria Drugs | SKUNK BEAR
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December 17, 2012
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2:36Now PlayingWhat do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria.
It's a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine, and above all, a war of escalation between scientists and a tiny parasite. Malaria has proved to be a wily foe: Every time we think we have it backed into a corner, it somehow escapes.
Produced by
Adam Cole
Senior Producer
Ben de la Cruz
Production Assistance
Michaeleen Doucleff
Karen Farfan
Music
"Danse Macabre," Camille Saint-Saëns
Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Data
Farooq U., Mahajan, R.C. (2004) Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Mockenhaupt, F. P. (1995) Parasitology Today
Pyae Phyo et al. (2012) The Lancet
Talisun, A.O., et. al.(2004) Clinical Microbiology Reviews
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freesound.org: benboncan, daikirai, digifishmusic,
gelo papas, mkoenig, offthesky, redjim, rkeato, schademans,
syna max, xenognosis
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Wikimedia Commons, Public Health Image Library
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