Mosquitoes American Revolution
by Amelia Getahun-Hawkins
1. Diseases
1.1. Global diseases
1.1.1. Malaria
1.1.1.1. How did Malaria arrive?
1.1.1.1.1. rice plantations
1.1.1.2. why did malaria flourish
1.1.1.2.1. rice plantations
1.1.1.3. what is malaria?
1.1.1.3.1. blood-transmitted infectious disease
2. Environmental impact
2.1. Impact on history
2.1.1. American Revolution
3. research
3.1. On JSTOR
3.1.1. Medical journal
3.2. research at library
3.2.1. Cornwallis's letters
3.2.2. Mosquito Empires
4. In what ways did it affect it?
4.1. Southern Strategy
4.1.1. more exposure to malaria
4.2. no immunity to it
4.2.1. England is not exposed to a lot of malaria
4.2.1.1. wetlands have been drained
5. In what way did this effect manifest itself?
5.1. Cornwallis's flight
5.2. Cornwallis's surrender
5.2.1. Battle of Yorktown
5.2.1.1. decisive battle of the war