The Battle to End Malaria in the US
Karen Masterson talks about her book "The Malaria Project: The U.S. Government’s Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure."
Description
Karen Masterson talks about her book "The Malaria Project: The U.S. Government’s Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure."
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why was it important to find a way to fight Malaria during WWII?
- How did they test treatments for Malaria at that time? How is that different from how we do testing now?
- How does Malaria attack the body?
- How does it spread?
- Why was it a problem in the southern United States?
- How did they solve this problem?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Infectious Diseases
- Malaria
- Mosquitos