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Red madness : how a medical mystery changed what we eat / Gail Jarrow.

Jarrow, Gail, (author.).

Summary:

Glove, boot, necklace, and butterfly -- Baffled by pellagra -- Tackling the mystery -- Infection! -- Goldberger on the case -- The 3-M diet -- The filth parties -- The hidden factor -- Conquered -- Pellagra frequently asked questions.
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. Award winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated with 100 archival photographs, includes stories about real life pellagra victims and accounts of scientific investigations.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-183) and index.
Target Audience Note:
990L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 7.6 5 166188.
Subject:
United States. Public Health Service > History.
Epidemics > United States > History.
Malnutrition.
Pellagra > History.
Physicians > United States > Biography.
Public health > United States > History.
Southern States > Social conditions.
Genre:
Young adult literature.
Biographies.

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Jacksonville Main Library YA 616.393 JAR (Text) 36015000250536 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -

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