![]() ![]() ![]() People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. A National Science Teachers Association, Best STEM Book One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. A visually dramatic medical mystery, this is cross-curricular and of high interest. While the book’s main subject is epidemiological, it is also a case study on innumerable social issues of the day, such as the industrialization of the American food supply, the rise of sensational journalism, and the treatment of the poor, the ill, and the elderly. It was not until a young epidemiologist named Joseph Goldberger began to analyze data regarding nutrition did people begin to understand the cause as being a simple vitamin deficiency. Scientists and physicians raced to find an explanation for its accelerated virulence, in the process exploring new ideas about germ theory, food safety, and cleanliness. ![]() Pellagra, an illness that causes a menacing red rash, gastrointestinal issues, and eventual delirium and death, was unheard of in America when cases began to surface in the South, especially in orphanages and sanitariums, in 1902. Jarrow delves into the debilitating and oft-forgotten disease that became a public health crisis in the U.S. ![]()
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