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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
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