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MALARIA Second Edition Anthrax, Second Edition Lyme Disease Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Mad Cow Disease Avian Flu Meningitis Botulism Campylobacteriosis Cervical Cancer Chicken Pox Cholera, Second Edition Dengue Fever and Other Hemorrhagic Viruses Malaria, Second Edition Mononucleosis, Second Edition Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Plague, Second Edition Polio, Second Edition Prostate Cancer Diphtheria Rabies Ebola Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Encephalitis Escherichia coli Infections Gonorrhea Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Helicobacter pylori Hepatitis Herpes HIV/AIDS Infectious Diseases of the Mouth Rubella and Rubeola Salmonella SARS, Second Edition Smallpox Staphylococcus aureus Infections Streptococcus (Group A) Streptococcus (Group B) Syphilis, Second Edition Tetanus Toxic Shock Syndrome Infectious Fungi Trypanosomiasis Influenza, Second Edition Tuberculosis Legionnaires’ Disease Typhoid Fever Leprosy West Nile Virus Lung Cancer Yellow Fever Tularemia MALARIA Second Edition Bernard Marcus, Ph.D. CONSULTING EDITOR Hilary Babcock, M.D., M.P.H., Infectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Occupational Health (Infectious Diseases), Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital FOREWORD BY David Heymann World Health Organization In Memory of Ed Alcamo: Friend and Colleague Deadly Diseases and Epidemics: Malaria, Second Edition Copyright © 2009 by Infobase Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Chelsea House An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marcus, Bernard A. Malaria / Bernard A. Marcus ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (Deadly diseases and epidemics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-281-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60413-281-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Malaria. 2. Malaria— History. I. Title. II. Series. RA644.M2M213 2009 614.5’32—dc22 2008045402 Chelsea House books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Chelsea House on the World Wide Web at http://www.chelseahouse.com Series design by Terry Mallon Cover design by Keith Trego Printed in the United States of America Bang EJB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. All links and Web addresses were checked and verified to be correct at the time of publication. Because of the dynamic nature of the Web, some addresses and links may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. Table of Contents Foreword David Heymann, World Health Organization 1. On the Wings of Mosquitoes 6 8 2. A Complex Life Cycle 14 3. The Origin, Evolution, and Ecology of Malaria 26 4. The Discovery of Plasmodium 39 5. Diagnosis and Treatment 49 6. Attempts at Malarial Control 60 7. Preventing Malaria 74 8. Malaria Now 86 9. The Future of Malaria 93 Notes 104 Glossary 106 Bibliography 108 Fur