Red Madness: How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat - Jarrow, Gail
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One hundred years ago, a pellagra epidemic spread across the American South. The disease left its victims weak, disfigured, insane, andNin the worst casesNdead. Jarrow tells the story of how doctors, public health officials, and scientists finally defeated pellagra, "one of the most horrible, pitiful afflictions mankind has ever suffered." Photos.

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One hundred years ago, a pellagra epidemic spread across the American South. The disease left its victims weak, disfigured, insane, andNin the worst casesNdead. Jarrow tells the story of how doctors, public health officials, and scientists finally defeated pellagra, "one of the most horrible, pitiful afflictions mankind has ever suffered." Photos.
Autorenporträt
Gail Jarrow's books have earned many awards, including the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, a Sibert Honor, Orbis Pictus Honor, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book and Best STEM book, The Jefferson Cup Award, a Eureka! Gold Award, as well as Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal Best Books and VOYA Honor Book distinctions. She lives in Ithaca, New York. Visit gailjarrow.com.