title: [Marcus Barros talks about the environment and tropical diseases in the Amazon. Interview by Stella Oswaldo Cruz Penido. Introduction by Ruth B. Martins].
abstract: Marcus Barros talks about how tropical diseases influenced his decision to study medicine. He tells a number of stories about his family, which moved from Alto Juruá to Manaus to escape malaria and other fevers. He says it is essential to adopt homeopathy, acupuncture, and other indigenous knowledge and practices in treating disease. Barros also talks about measures taken when he was president of Brazil's national environmental institute, Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama)--all part of an effort to prevent and combat these diseases and halt deforestation and burn-offs.
authors.affiliation: Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Prédio do Relógio, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. socpenid@coc.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000266:history*; D004777:Environment; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014330:Tropical Medicine