Intro | Chemistry | Sources | Affects History | History affects | Poor Countries | Undesired Effects | Substitutes | Conclusion
Breeding place for mosquitoes
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Malaria is number one killer in many developping countires
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Every year hundreds of millions suffer from malaria and 2 to 3 million of them die, mainly in Africa.
Adavantages of Quinine:
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Quinine still being used in many developping countries as treatment against malaria
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It is accessible and affordable, but not always reliable.
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In many countries they have a lot of fake pills.
Disadvantages:
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The quinine molecule has been instrumental in the exploitation of many developping countries.
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The bark of the cinchona tree has brought barely any economic benefit to the indigenous people of the Andes.
“Outsiders benefited from the the quinine molecule, exploiting a unique resource of a less developped country for their own advsantage”.
Napoleon’s Buttons: p.348-349.
- Without quinine, most of today’s developping countries would not have been colonized and exploited for so long.
- Finally, despite the existence of quinine and other drugs, malaria still is rife in poor countries.
- There are conditions which facilitate the reproduction of the mosquitoes.
- With such favorable conditions for its development, the parasite develops resitant forms to antimalarial drugs.