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

4.0

As a vector biologist I likely have a bit of a biased in saying this book was really interesting. I learned so much about how malaria has shaped the history of the world, which is not something you normally get in a science class or an even a work environment. The book presents the ecology of anopheles mosquitos and the plasmodium parasites in a digestible way and I appreciate that. I think the topic was well researched. I also really enjoyed the authors writing over all. 4 stars just because I craved a little more science and less of an opinion from about how certain control efforts were handled. Would love for the author to give an update since the book was only current until 2009 and so much has happened since then!!