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The Fever Trail: Malaria, the Mosquito and the Quest for Quinine
The Fever Trail Malaria the Mosquito and the Quest for Quinine Author:Mark Honigsbaum The Fever Trail is a fascinating trip through the history of Malaria and those that have sought to cure it. The book starts with the hunt for the Cinchono tree, the tree that yielded the cure for Malaria, quinine. The trio of explorers given the task of transporting the tree to the colonies gave most of their lives so that the world could be fre... more »e of intermittent fevers. They never though that the disease would mutate. The modern pioneers no longer search out forests, or spend months on dangerous rivers. Instead they battle on in laboratories and facilities desperate to find what has eluded mankind for centuries. A cure.« less