Herbs And Empires: A Brief History Of Malaria Drugs | SKUNK BEAR

What do Jesuit priests, gin and tonics, and ancient Chinese scrolls have in common? They all show up in our animated history of malaria.
It's a story of geopolitical struggles, traditional medicine, and above all, a war of escalation between scientists and a tiny parasite. Malaria has proved to be a wily foe: Every time we think we have it backed into a corner, it somehow escapes.
Produced by
Adam Cole
Senior Producer
Ben de la Cruz
Production Assistance
Michaeleen Doucleff
Karen Farfan
Music
"Danse Macabre," Camille Saint-Saëns
Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Data
Farooq U., Mahajan, R.C. (2004) Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Mockenhaupt, F. P. (1995) Parasitology Today
Pyae Phyo et al. (2012) The Lancet
Talisun, A.O., et. al.(2004) Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Sound Effects
freesound.org: benboncan, daikirai, digifishmusic,
gelo papas, mkoenig, offthesky, redjim, rkeato, schademans,
syna max, xenognosis
Historical Images
National Library of Medicine, Corbis Images,
Wellcome Image Library, Getty Images,
Wikimedia Commons, Public Health Image Library

[@archangel7052]

At least give credit to the lady, Youyou Tu who discovered it instead of just labelling them Mao's scientists. The discovery saved millions of lives around the world and she even received a Nobel prize for it...

[@nandoGdog]

I'm surprised the use of DDT was not mentioned, DDT played a crucial part in the near eradication of malaria.

[@ncdave4life]

​@Mike Kavanagh, well there's a new one. The usual claim by Carson / Ruckelshaus apologists is that DDT was wiping out raptors. (It wasn't.)
DDT is kind of like "climate change" -- it is claimed (by _someone_ anyhow) of being responsible for almost any harm imaginable. And, like climate change, it's a bum rap. tinyurl.com/learnmore4

[@fenderfool14]

Man, now all I want to do is drink a Gin & Tonic and watch NPR's videos!

[@CaroleMcDonnell]

Wow! I love historical stuff like this!

[@EggsEngineering]

cool, I very much like the style of this video!

[@br1an419]

Nice work.

[@GopalSingh-df2gm]

BIOLOGY IS MY FAV SUB

[@GopalSingh-df2gm]

MAN VS WILD IS MY FAV SHOW

[@mohammedaslam2912]

Nov 2021 anyone? Diseases never get old, so do it's precautions

[@SCWoodbury2009]

You really can't blame or hate the parasite. For parasites are also subject to this life game of survival and adaptation.

[@Zulem_Eba]

You should do an update on this.

[@MrTankFodder]

It being "artificial" had nothing to do with it, it's because it was so widely used the parasite evolved a resistance to the drug. It wouldn't of made a difference if they used the original plant or not.

[@luftwaffle3766]

Hey its been 10 years did the new drug get released yet

[@durgachakraborty490]

What is the name of the plant that prevent female anopheless' bite

[@Greg-yu4ij]

The USA eradicated it with screens, Drain swamps, DDT, Diesel oil. But it comes with a price. DDT is a harsh pesticide which thins raptor shells and almost wiped out the bald eagle.

[@Greg-yu4ij]

And it took 20 years

[@Vindettaable]

I'm here for the gin tonic

[@LOolena]

me too

[@JanusDuo]

What? No! Did you even pay attention? They ground up the herb and took it in gin and tonic, but the parasite adapted...do you consider the use of a mortar and pestle as "creating artificial versions of a natural herb"? Are you of the opinion that we should have not bothered trying to cure people at all?

[@eitansalama2921]

Who is here from Bite Me at UF ?

[@Klause5425]

a quick fix will never get you well...

[@Turtletoots3]

YGS

[@Gabberz123]

You have a lot to learn about basic medicine and even logic.

[@durgachakraborty490]

I also want to eat this grain

[@KSA2099]

because my Language is not English, and if you don't believe me just google "how Plasmodium infects humans"

[@x_x3867]

Am i late