Malaria and Disease in World History




Ottoman History Podcast show

Summary: Malaria is a disease that has been with human beings since their earliest days. It has shaped our relationship with our environment throughout time, thereby changing the course of history. In our three part series on malaria, we look at malaria in the world and the Ottoman Empire as well as more recent scientific approaches to malaria in the last century. This first episode examines malaria in the long duree and its various interactions with human society.