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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.9362009 EAN: 9780801887123 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0801887127 Label: The Johns Hopkins University Press Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: December 18, 2007 Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Studio: The Johns Hopkins University Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 that help malaria spread and make it deadly. He finds that war, land development, crumbling health systems, and globalization -- coupled with climate change and changes in the distribution and flow of water -- create conditions in which malaria's carrier mosquitoes thrive. The combination of these forces, Packard contends, makes the tropical regions today a perfect home for the disease. Authoritative, fascinating, and eye-opening, this short history of malaria concludes with policy recommendations for improving control strategies and saving lives. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Proof that health care nowadays is only for those who can afford it while the poor die like dogsread this book and realize what globalization does to our world. to our soul read this book and realize how wrong we have become this book is proof positive you don't like Michael Moore's Sicko (Special Edition) read this book instead and learn what our economic structure does to poor populations Rating: - in-depth discussion of all of the factors associated with the spread of malariaWhen I was in high school, malaria was something that I'd heard of, but I'd mentally categorised it with polio and smallpox -- diseases that were still out there occasionally, but were mostly controlled. After all, malaria is spread by mosquitos, and it can't be that hard to control mosquitos. Then a friend spent some time in Brazil, and came home with malaria. She nearly died. Malaria suddenly became real to me. Mosquitos are vector that spread malaria, but the story of malaria ... Read More Rating:  - "It's the ecology, stupid."This book isn't nearly as arcane as one might think. The subject and general theme are far outside my standard reading zone, yet I never once lost interest nor felt lost in the subject matter. Author Randall Packard's central message is abundantly clear: malaria is a social disease and only significant economic development and social change can eradicate it. He seeks to demonstrate his point with historical case studies. For instance, malaria once thrived in such places as southeastern ... Read More Rating: - Interesting History of the Forces that have Shaped Malaria's Epidemiology."The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria" is true to its title. Malaria used to be prevalent over much of the globe, but its decline in other parts of the world have made it a disease primarily of the tropics. Randall Packard draws on his personal experience with the disease and 20 years of research to explain how and why malaria came to be the tropical disease it is today. He discusses the interplay of climactic, biological, social, and economic factors that have shaped the history ... Read More Rating: - ExcellentI finally finished this book after many months. I say that as a compliment because it kept my interest through the course of normal life. _A Short History of Malaria_ was dense reading for me. My background is not in the medical field, epidemiology or biology but I do have a background in history and science. The book is definitely not for beginners or for those with a lukewarm interest it is definitely for the more engaged reader who is comfortable with a more academic prose style. The ... Read More 
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