The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria Book

Until the middle of the seventeenth century, little was understood about malaria, the deadly disease that decimated populations and crippled armies. A legend, however, persisted about a beautiful Spanish countess who was cured during a stay in Peru by drinking a medicine made from the bark of a miraculous tree. And so began the search for the elusive cinchona tree by a trio of British explorers who sought to rid the world of malaria. Today, in laboratories and research facilities, the hunt continues—this time for a vaccine against the disease that eludes all efforts to contain it.Read More

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  • 031242180X
  • 9780312421809
  • Mark Honigsbaum
  • 1 May 2003
  • Picador USA
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 344
  • Reprint
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