An overview of malaria -- Controversies surrounding malaria -- The personal side of malaria.

Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: Understanding Malaria -- 1: Overview of malaria / Carol A Turkington and Rebecca J Frey -- 2: Malaria in one of the oldest and deadliest known diseases / Michael Finkel -- 3: Pregnant women are the adult group most vulnerable to malaria / Women deliver -- 4: Malaria vaccine shows promise / Jean Stephanne -- 2: Controversies Surrounding Malaria Prevention And Treatment -- 1: African countries must have access to DDT to eradicate malaria / Sam Zaramba -- 2: DDT was never successful in eradicating malaria / Sonia Smith -- 3: DDT use must be combined with other measures to control malaria / Josie Glausiusz -- 4: Bed nets should be distributed to the poor free of charge / Awash Teklehaimanot, Jeffrey D Sachs, and Chris Curtis -- 5: Bed nets and anti malaria medications should be distributed to the poor at a subsided cost / UNICEF -- 6: Malaria is one of many diseases that will re surge with climate change / World Health organization -- 7: Global climate change will not influence the incidence of malaria / Paul Reiter -- 8: Effects of global warming on diseases such as malaria are still unclear / Maria Said -- 3: Personal Side Of Malaria -- 1: Lack of money is the most common issue prohibiting parents from treating their children / Mark Dlugash -- 2: Philanthropist explains that eradicating malaria will take investment and innovation / Bill Gates, interviewed by Kristi Heim -- 3: Mothers take extreme measures to save their children from malaria / Amy Ellis -- 4: Western scientists witness the scourge of malaria in African countries / Rebekah Kent -- 5: One man's belief in modern medicine to treat malaria sets an example for his village / Voices for a malaria-free future -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading -- Index.