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

4.0

Shah is a journalist, not a science type, and it shows in her descriptions of the workings of Plasmodium. Aside from that relatively minor criticism, though, her book is well worth reading. The real value is not in the microbe porn but in the account of the ghastly public policy failures of the past century. I had no idea it was such a terrible tale (or that some of the key players were such pricks). And we continue to repeat the same damned mistakes. With the recent resurgence of malaria awareness, her book is especially timely.