Silent But Deadly: Malaria in WWII

Kristin Devine

Kristin has humbly retired as Ordinary Times' friendly neighborhood political whipping girl to focus on culture and gender issues. She lives in a wildlife refuge in rural Washington state with too many children and way too many animals. There's also a blog which most people would very much disapprove of https://atomicfeminist.com/

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  1. Doctor Jay says:

    I love all the photographs and art you’ve gathered here. Wonderful!Report

  2. George Turner says:

    The other day I was in a comment thread and someone said “The greatest generation would never be cowering in fear from a dang virus!”

    I thought about getting snarky and mentioning their approach to malaria and typhus, which was to soak the planet in enough DDT to make sure the battlefield was sufficiently germ free for combat to proceed, but I just held my tongue. ^_^Report

    • Whoever said that also needs to go back and look up people’s responses to polio. My greatest generation grandmothers were super overprotective because of polio and both my mom and dad have some not-so-fond memories of their parents cowering in fear of that virus.Report

  3. James K says:

    I used to work with a project manager who was ex-army, he made the observation that the first war where disease accounted for fewer than half of all casualties was the Gulf War.Report