The Cuban Cure: Reason and Resistance in Global Science

S. M. Reid-Henry

ABSTRACT

After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. In biotechnology he would be proven right and, today, Cuba counts a meningitis B vaccine and cutting-edge cancer therapies to its name. But how did this politically and geographically isolated country make such impressive advances? Drawing on a unique ethnography, and blending the insights of anthropology, sociology, and geography, this book shows how Cuba came to compete with U. S. pharmaceutical giants—despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. In uncovering what is distinct about Cuban biomedical science, this book examines the forms of resistance that biotechnology research in Cuba presents to the globalization of western models of scientific culture and practice. The book illustrates the epistemic, social, and ideological clashes that take place when two cultures of research meet, and how such interactions develop as political and economic circumstances change

What's Eating You?: People and Parasites

 I have not read this yet but just looking at the table of contents and chapter headings is very interesting.

What's Eating You?: People and Parasites

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• What's Eating You?: People and Parasites
• Eugene H. Kaplan
• 2010
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• Published by: Princeton University Press
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In What's Eating You? Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite.

Kaplan has spent his life traveling the globe exploring oceans and jungles, and incidentally acquiring parasites in his gut. Here, he leads readers on an unforgettable journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. In a narrative that is by turns frightening, disgusting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Kaplan describes how drinking contaminated water can cause a three-foot-long worm to burst from your arm; how he "gave birth" to a parasite the size and thickness of a pencil while working in Israel; why you should never wave a dead snake in front of your privates; and why fleas are attracted to his wife. Kaplan tells stories about leeches feasting on soldiers in Vietnam; sea cucumbers with teeth in their anuses that seem to encourage the entry of symbiotic fish; the habits of parasites that cause dysentery, river blindness, and other horrifying diseases--and much, much more. Along the way, he explains the underlying science, including parasite evolution and host-parasite physiology.

Informative, frequently lurid, and hugely entertaining, this beautifully illustrated book is a must-read for health-conscious travelers, and anyone who has ever wondered if they picked up a tapeworm from that last sushi dinner.

Table of Contents

1. Cover
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1. Title Page, Copyright, Quote
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1. Contents
2. pp. vii-viii
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1. Preface: Personal Parasites
2. pp. ix-x
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1. Acknowledgments
2. pp. xi-xii
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1. Apologia
2. pp. xiii-xiv
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1. On the Sacredness of Life
2. pp. xv-xviii
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1. Introduction. The Saline Solution—An Inner Sea
2. pp. 1-5
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1. 1. Land of Smiles
2. pp. 6-14
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1. 2. An Encounter with Jordan Rose
2. pp. 15-24
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1. 3. I Had a Farm in Africa
2. pp. 25-32
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1. 4. Death of a Mouse
2. pp. 33-39
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1. 5. Intimate Relationships
2. pp. 40-47
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1. 6. A Peek into the Anus of—My Child
2. pp. 48-57
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1. 7. The Well-Hung Dog
2. pp. 58-68
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1. 8. Fiery Serpent
2. pp. 69-74
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1. 9. It Hardly Ever Happens
2. pp. 75-81
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1. 10. The Anti-Semitic Tapeworm
2. pp. 82-90
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1. 11. Mother Always Wanted Me to Be a Real Doctor
2. pp. 91-97
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1. 12. Missus Murphy’s Baby
2. pp. 98-108
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1. 13. The Day I Flunked the Macho Test
2. pp. 109-116
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1. 14. The Biblical Plagues
2. pp. 117-126
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1. 15. Alley Cats and Seagulls
2. pp. 127-136
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1. 16. A Better Mousetrap
2. pp. 137-143
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1. 17. Scandals and Ghosts
2. pp. 144-154
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1. 18. Spiny-Headed Monsters
2. pp. 155-164
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1. 19. Bloodsucking Beasts
2. pp. 165-173
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1. 20. Ode to a Cockroach
2. pp. 174-183
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1. 21. Bats, Bugs, and Bloody Bites
2. pp. 184-194
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1. 22. Little Fleas Have Littler Fleas
2. pp. 195-202
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1. 23. How to Get Rid of Crabs
2. pp. 203-210
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1. 24. Wild Virgins
2. pp. 211-220
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1. Inexplicable Behavior: Some Relationships Are More Intimate Than Others
2. pp. 221-223
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1. 25. Topsy-Turvy Worlds
2. pp. 224-234
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1. 26. A Day in the Caribbean
2. pp. 235-244
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1. 27. Tit, Tit, Tittie—Cuckoo
2. pp. 245-250
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1. 28. The Game of Life: Name That Category
2. pp. 251-256
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1. 29. Paean of Praise
2. pp. 257-267
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1. 30. Tips for Travelers
2. pp. 268-276
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1. Epilogue
2. pp. 277-280
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1. Glossary
2. pp. 281-292
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1. Selected References
2. pp. 293-294
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1. Illustration Sources
2. pp. 295-296
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1. Index
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Colonialism’s contribution to Science and Medicine

Colonialism’s contribution to Science and Medicine

although most of the things which happened with colonialism are terrible there are few side effects of colonialism which have been beneficial to the colonies and their population.

when the British colonized a number of tropical countries exotic they had very little Immunity.

so instead of lying down and dying are fighting the disease like the local population they try to study the disease and what was causing it and once they found the causative agent try to find cures for it.

History of tropical medicine

Carlos Finlay ( 1833—1915): yellow fever research in southern America

James Cantlie (185 1—1926): tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of

the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

George Carmichael Low (1 872—1952): an underrated pioneer, and contributor

to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

David Bruce (1855—1931): Malta fever, nagana,and East African trypanosomiasis

The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-62), Robert Leiper (1881-1969),

and the Japanese investigators

Joseph Everett Dutton (1874—1905): West African trypanosomiasis and relapsing fever

The causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (kal-azar):William Leishman (1 865—1926) and

Charles Donovan (1863—1951)

Leonard Rogers (1868—1962): the diseases Of 962): the diseases of Bengal, and the founding of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine

Aldo Castellani (1877—1971): research in the tropics, and founding of the Ross Institute and

Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891—1966): medicine in the tropics, and the future of clinical

tropical medicine

Alexandre Yersin (1863—1943), and other contributers in solving the plague problem

Andrew Balfour (1873—1931): pioneer of preventive medicine in the tropics and first Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Some less well-documented pioneers

'Back-room' and lay pioneers of the specialty

Politicians and entrepreneurs: the Chamberlains (father and son), Alfred Jones and Herbert