Author: Mick Isle
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
Keywords: epidemics, malaria
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2001-02
List price: $29.25
ISBN-10: 0823933423
ISBN-13: 9780823933426

Author: Lee O. Koning
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Keywords: research, malaria, progress
Number of Pages: 231
Published: 2007-10
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 1600215904
ISBN-13: 9781600215902

Malaria is an infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. It infects between 300 and 500 million people every year and causes between one and three million deaths annually, mostly among young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is not just a disease commonly associated with poverty, but is also a cause of poverty and a major hindrance to economic development. Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The most serious forms of the disease ar

Author: G. A. T. Targett
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: vaccine, waiting, malaria
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 1992-02-10
List price: $590.00
ISBN-10: 0471931004
ISBN-13: 9780471931003

Malaria affects very large populations in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world and the situation is now exacerbated by a growing resistance to drugs and insecticides by parasite and mosquito, respectively. Addresses the problem of public health management at the individual and community level, including the use and supply of drugs currently available as well as the economics of already strained health programs. The current status of vaccine development is assessed and recommendations are made for future research.

Author: Irwin W. Sherman
Publisher: ASM Press
Keywords: malaria, approaches, molecular
Number of Pages: 542
Published: 2005-08-26
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1555813305
ISBN-13: 9781555813307

"Molecular Approaches to Malaria" provides an overview of the rapid and significant developments that have occurred in malaria research, including the 2002 genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum and its mosquito vector, Anopheles gambiae. This work: provides a concise source of up-to-date research findings; appeals to a diverse audience, including malaria researchers, teachers, investigators, and public health professionals; offers contributions by recognized malaria researchers with practical experience; and, presents comprehensive coverage of topics including a clearly written introducti

Authors:C.M. Poser, G.W. Bruyn,
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: malaria, history, illustrated
Number of Pages: 172
Published: 1999-09-15
List price: $149.95
ISBN-10: 1850700680
ISBN-13: 9781850700685

This is a wonderfully readable, nearly novel-like but masterfully scholarly all-encompassing history of malaria, a disease that still kills 2 to 3 million people every year, with unprecedented documentation of its impact on human events. The book contains more than 250 rare illustrations from obscure sources as well as a bibliography and names and dates section plus index. No other work ever attempted matches this volume’s stunning scope and depth of coverage of malaria as one the great scourges of mankind responsible for defeating conquering armies, altering the fate of besieged cities,

Author: UNAIDS
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: workers, health, community, manual, malaria
Number of Pages: 55
Published: 1996-12
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 9241544910
ISBN-13: 9789241544917

Explains the many simple things that community health workers can do to treat malaria, prevent new cases, and thus help reduce the alarming number of deaths, particularly in young children and pregnant women. Practical in its approach, the manual concentrates on activities that are within the competence of health workers and feasible and affordable at the community level. Information ranges from a basic explanation of the disease and its transmission, to tables illustrating correct treatment schedules for different age groups. The manual, which is abundantly illustrated, can be used in tra

Author: UNAIDS
Publisher: World Health Organization
Keywords: handbook, practical, malaria, severe, management
Number of Pages: 76
Published: 2000-04
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 9241545232
ISBN-13: 9789241545235

The second revised edition of a pocket-sized guide to the rapid diagnosis and management of severe P. falciparum malaria. In view of the complexities of management, the need for speed, and the severe consequences of errors, the book adopts a highly didactic approach, offering an at-a-glance reference to the signs to look for, the tests to perform, the actions to take immediately and later, and the nursing care required. Special problems addressed throughout the book include the tendency of malaria to mimic many other diseases, the difficulty of diagnosis in cases of self-medication, the spread