Malaria's Role in the Revolutionary War

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During the Revolutionary War, malaria was considered endemic in colonies with significant water sources and areas where soldiers often camped because

  • The water sources attracted mosquito vectors (correct)
  • The soldiers were not properly equipped to prevent malaria
  • The soldiers did not receive proper training
  • The colonies lacked proper medical facilities

What was the impact of malaria on the British soldiers during the Revolutionary War?

  • They were able to continue fighting despite the disease
  • Almost all of them contracted malaria (correct)
  • They were immune to malaria
  • They received proper treatment for malaria

Who is credited with first describing malaria?

  • A French army doctor
  • General Charles Cornwallis
  • Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (correct)
  • A British army doctor

What recognition did Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran receive for his work on malaria?

<p>Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What have physicians and scientists made great strides toward understanding?

<p>Diseases caused by members of the genera Plasmodium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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