Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Note on Permissions
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Kala-azar: A Disease Sui Generis
- 2 Medical Intervention and Containment of Epidemics
- 3 Agony of Assam: Defeating the Dreadful Kala-azar
- 4 Bengal’s Black Fever Burden: Beating the Disease
- 5 ‘Black Sigh’ in Bihar: Experiences and Responses
- 6 From Tartar Emetic to Urea Stibamine: Medical Research on Kala-azar and Its Fruition
- 7 The Unsung Hero: The Genius of Upendra Nath Brahmachari
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Number of Kala-azar Patients Admitted for Treatment in Bengal
- Bibliography
- Index
List of Maps
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 February 2025
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Note on Permissions
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Kala-azar: A Disease Sui Generis
- 2 Medical Intervention and Containment of Epidemics
- 3 Agony of Assam: Defeating the Dreadful Kala-azar
- 4 Bengal’s Black Fever Burden: Beating the Disease
- 5 ‘Black Sigh’ in Bihar: Experiences and Responses
- 6 From Tartar Emetic to Urea Stibamine: Medical Research on Kala-azar and Its Fruition
- 7 The Unsung Hero: The Genius of Upendra Nath Brahmachari
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Number of Kala-azar Patients Admitted for Treatment in Bengal
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Fighting the FeverKala-azar in Eastern India, 1870s–1940s, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025