malaria

"Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou started experimenting with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered through years of research and experimentation is still used all over the world today"--Provided by publisher.

Readers learn the facts about many of the worst health disasters in human history.

"Mosquitoes don't bite Nala Simiyu. It's part of who she is, like being a half-Kenyan seventh-grader whose mother is in a wheelchair. But when a schoolmate's father--who happens to head up a large drug company--learns of Nala's special power, the excitement begins. After helping out with mosquito research, Nala has the chance to travel to Kenya to investigate mosquitoes' reactions to her father's family. All goes well until a man heartbroken by his daughter's death from malaria kidnaps Nala."--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history and impact of malaria, the disease spread by infected mosquitoes where millions of people are infected by each year.

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites and spread by mosquitoes. Especially dangerous to children, it's the cause of 1 million deaths annually. This thought-provoking book answers questions including what it's like to contract malaria, the efforts and goals of medical and scientific community to both prevent and treat the disease.

Text and photographs explore the lives of malaria parasites.

Nala travels to Kenya to investigate mosquitoes' reactions to her father's family. All goes well until a man who is heartbroken by his daughter's death from malaria kidnaps her.

The author chronicles the history of malaria and it's effect on humankind for thousands of years, describing why science has not been able to eradicate the disease.

"Sometimes a mosquito bite is more than just annoying--it can be downright deadly. Malaria is difficult to tame, despite the world's efforts. Find out about its past, how it affects societies today, and new ways of trying to defeat the deadly disease"--Provided by the publisher.

An introduction to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses, covering the West Nile virus and malaria, and includes tips to avoid being bitten.