Fossmark R, Bergström S
Institutt for internasjonal helse, Universitetet i Oslo.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1994 Dec 10;114(30):3643-5.
Today, malaria is most often thought of as a tropical disease. Two and a half billion of the world's population live in malaria endemic areas, most of them in the tropics, and one million die of malaria annually. The explanation of the appearance and disappearance of malaria is multifactorial. However, increasing interest is being shown in the socioeconomic aspects of many diseases, and it is interesting to observe that diseases found in Europe as late as in the 18th and 19th century are also predominant in today's developing countries. Research in medical history can make a significant contribution to the efforts to find the reasons for the appearance and disappearance of a disease. It is well known that malaria was common on the European continent, but it is less well known that malaria also existed in Norway during the 19th century.
如今，疟疾通常被认为是一种热带疾病。全球有25亿人口生活在疟疾流行地区，其中大部分位于热带地区，每年有100万人死于疟疾。疟疾出现和消失的原因是多方面的。然而，人们对许多疾病的社会经济方面越来越感兴趣，有趣的是，直到18、19世纪在欧洲才发现的疾病在如今的发展中国家也很常见。医学史研究可以为寻找疾病出现和消失原因的努力做出重大贡献。众所周知，疟疾在欧洲大陆很常见，但鲜为人知的是，19世纪挪威也存在疟疾。
