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GB 0809 Ross - Ross, Col Sir Ronald (1857-1932)
144 - Correspondence between Ross and various individuals on malaria and related subjects
Ref No
GB 0809 Ross/144/120
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Item
Title
Letter from William James Bruce to Ross
Date
27/4/1911
Description
Discusses blackwater fever in relation to his own medical history. He believes that it is a separate disease to malaria and that an attack confers a temporary degree of immunity. There is very little malaria in Mopea but the white and West Indian population suffer badly from fever, that he believes that most African fevers are not malaria and asks Ross to find the cause of the mainstream of African fever
AccessStatus
Open
Language
English
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