The Malaria Capers

Author	: Robert S. Desowitz
Publisher	: W. W. Norton
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 1993
ISBN-10	: 0393310086
ISBN-13	: 9780393310085
Rating	: 4/5 (085 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Malaria Capers by : Robert S. Desowitz

Download or read book The Malaria Capers written by Robert S. Desowitz and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1993 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reads like a murder mystery...[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." --New York Times

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