A review by pearl35
The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah

3.0

The pervasive and endemic effects of malaria and their shaping of world history, from the edge farmers had over hunter-gatherers, the upside of sickle cell anemia, fava beans and Mediterranean malaria, the spiteful 19th century medical researchers, patents and drug companies, charity mosquito nets and Dutch East India Company quinine skulduggery. Also a reminder to take Malarone religiously (and G&Ts, just to be safe.)