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The fever trail : in search of the cure of Malaria by Honigsbaum, Mark is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The fever trail : in search of the cure of Malaria about?
Part science, part riveting historical adventure about one of the great scourges to afflict mankind Every year malaria kills 1.5 to 2.7 million people -- more than half of those deaths are children -- and 300 to 500 million people fall ill with the disease. As of yet, there is no cure. Malaria is a deadly virus with a vicious ability to mutate; it has, over the centuries, changed the course of history as epidemics swept through countries and devastated armies. Until the middle of the seventeenth century, little was understood about the nature of the disease, or how to treat it. But there was a legend about a beautiful Spanish countess, the Condesa de Chinchn, who was cured of malaria during her stay in Peru by drinking a medicine made from the bark of a miraculous tree. This is the story of the search for the elusive cinchona tree - the only source of quinine - and the trio of British explorers who were given the task of transporting it to the colonies. On a quest that was to absorb the rest of their lives, Spruce, Ledger and Markham endeavored to rid the world of malaria. But although quinine, and its chemical successors, managed to control malaria for a time, no method of prevent
Who reads The fever trail : in search of the cure of Malaria?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Honigsbaum, Mark
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374154691
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.64 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14