The Making of a Tropical Disease

by Randall M. Packard

"Malaria sickens hundreds of millions of people - and kills one to three million - each year. Despite massive efforts to eradicate the disease, it remains a major public health problem in poorer tropical regions. But malaria has not always been concentrated in tropical areas. How did other regions control malaria and why does the disease still flourish in some parts of the globe?" "From Russia to Bengal to Palm Beach, Randall Packard's far-ranging narrative traces the natural and social forces t

ISBN: 9780801887123