Malaria

Provides information about diseases and disorders, focusing on controversies and first-person accounts. This volume cove... (more)

Provides information about diseases and disorders, focusing on controversies and first-person accounts. This volume covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances in malaria. (less)

Associated Article: "The Ethiopia Campaign (Malaria)" -Smithsonian Magazine The cause of Malaria is a parasite, carried ... (more)

Associated Article: "The Ethiopia Campaign (Malaria)" -Smithsonian Magazine The cause of Malaria is a parasite, carried by a specific mosquito. Research is intense and solutions may be just around the corner; however, at the moment the most effective practical response seems to be education coupled with mosquito nets soaked in insecticide. "Recommended. A detailed overview of the physiological and sociological effects of malaria; emphasizes the research and developments underway to control the disease." -EMRO Review. (less)