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GREAT NEWS.
Second Edition now available MOSQUITO NET post & packing paid at
the same price (£11.95) as in the book stores. Just click on the link below: UK customers only
The World Medical Press Acclaims MOSQUITO
NET....
“Cyril Fox has done us a favour by writing
this gem of a book……. Dr Fox introduces the great names in tropical medicine
who made major discoveries that would benefit mankind enormously….. a good read and a useful reference for the people and events involved
in these discoveries.”
Prof J P van
Niekerk South African Medical Journal
Historical
epic meets scientific biography in this account of the struggle to find cures for the diseases spread by mosquitoes……I
really enjoyed this book. If you like either A J Cronin The Citadel or historical books about Victorian scientists, then this
is for you…For those interested in the history of medicine, scientific biography or just an interesting read I would
recommend Mosquito Net.
Dr Clare Etherington Pulse Doctors' Newspaper.
"This book provides an intriguing
account of the lives and discoveries of four pioneers in the field of tropical medicine. A fascinating story for the novice
and expert alike... gripping ... a story of hardship, perseverence, eureka moments, fame, bitterness, and rivalry ... a very
worthy and stimulating read"
Prof
B. Knols Parasites and Vectors
Dr Cyril Fox has written this
book in a fantastic lucid style. The joy, suspicion, struggle, agony, frustration...pettiness.. and personality of great contemporary
scientists who were dazzling about 100 years ago are described graphically yet vividly. The book would be liked by all sections
of people.
Dr
Hiranmoy Mukherjee Journal of the Indian Medical Association
The Ross-Manson-Grassi section
on the discovery of mosquitoes as vectors of malaria parasites is a comprehensive reconstruction of the events at that time
and presents a fascinating insight into the relationships between these complex personalities. Fox writes very well and gives
us a feeling for the underlying tensions and insecurities that come through in the available historical letters exchanged
between them. I also found the section on yellow
fever virus control in central America fascinating.I
would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of tropical diseases, not only specialists in this field
Prof Maureen Coetzee Adler Museum Bulletin Adler Museum of Medicine University
of Witwatersrand SA
Few people would consider the story of four amazing scientists
and an insect, to be a romantic history. That, however, is exactly what Dr Cyril Fox has achieved. Make no mistake; this is
a serious and incredibly well-researched account of the dedication that helped to substantially reduce the death and misery
to humankind represented by the twin scourges of malaria and yellow fever. We may think of research scientists spending their
lives in clinical laboratories but here we have men frequently putting their own lives in danger in pursuit of the villain
of the piece, the tiny but far from inconsequential mosquito. Mosquito
Net is not only essential reading for medical and scientific practitioners. It is also a fascinating tale and told in a manner
that renders it to be eminently readable for professional and lay readers alike.
GREAT NEWS. Second Edition now available MOSQUITO NET post & packing paid
at the same price (£11.95) as in the book stores.
Just click on the link below: UK customers
only-Overseas add £3.95 = £15.90
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