Malaria: Principles and Practice of Malariology

by Walther H. Wernsdorfer

Conceived as a comprehensive review of natural science and the methods of malaria control, this book brings together the results of laboratory research and epidemiological field studies. For the novice, it provides an introduction to malariology as a biological system, a disease and a serious public health problem. For the initiated reader, it gives wide-ranging information intended to aid the further orientation of work. After a historical introduction, this account covers the biology of malaria parasites and their arthropod vectors, host/parasite relationships, the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and its epidemiology. This is followed by a review of animal models in malaria studies, and the trends of chemotherapeutic and immunological research.

1818 pages, Hardcover