Malaria - 'The Mosquito Danger' - Wellcome Collection

The disease that continues to kill 2.7 million people every year.

Print published by 'The Bureau for Increasing the Use of Quinine', Amsterdam, 1927

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Quinine is the drug which provided the first effective treatment for malaria. It was introduced into Europe from South America in the 17th century, but since the 1940s it has been largely replaced by other drugs for malaria treatment. Tonic water is flavoured with small amounts of quinine.

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'The Mosquito Danger'

Print published by 'The Bureau for Increasing the Use of Quinine', Amsterdam, 1927

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