Malaria

by Bernard A. Marcus, I. Edward Alcamo (Editor), David Heymann (Foreword)

Provides the history of malaria and discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as how it is spread by mosquitos.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Erik Dryden · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think I learned stuff I didn't know about malaria, but I'm really not sure. I do know that Marcus is fond of calling things "ironic" that aren't in the least bit ironic. I also know that he got many of his facts wrong. For example, he says that "anthropoid" means "ape-like." I guess this makes anthropology the "study of apes." Also, he claims that sickle-cell disease is the only thing that gives complete immunity from malaria, when it only imparts partial protection from the disease. In fact, recent research has suggested that sickle-cell trait may only give nominal, at best, protection against malaria. Perhaps this series would benefit from having scientists with real expertise in infectious diseases write these books.