Both the rich and the poor suffered from malaria. In some countries up to 10% of the population was effect by malaria. Also during the Civil War around half the troops contracted it.
People found that bark from the cinchona trees could fight malaria with the active ingredient in it being a molecule called quinine. In 1897 a man of the name of Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria. This let to humans trying get rid of mosquitoes to combat malaria. A chemical called DDT was very effective in doing this. During world war 2 German chemists created the first artificial anti malarial called chloroquine. In 2001 A man called Gilbert Stork was the first person to synthesize artificial quinine.
People found that bark from the cinchona trees could fight malaria with the active ingredient in it being a molecule called quinine. In 1897 a man of the name of Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria. This let to humans trying get rid of mosquitoes to combat malaria. A chemical called DDT was very effective in doing this. During world war 2 German chemists created the first artificial anti malarial called chloroquine. In 2001 A man called Gilbert Stork was the first person to synthesize artificial quinine.