Malaria: a publication of the tropical programme of the Wellcome Trust.

Part 1 Malaria - the problem: what is malaria? four species of malaria parasite infect humans malaria is a difficult disease to study the life cycle of "plasmodium" the genus "plasmodium" the malaria mosquito "anopheles" malaria afflicts most of the world's people human communities and malaria problems of cure problems of control. Part 2 "Plasmodium" - the parasite: an introduction to "plasmodium" ultrastructure phase 1 - from gametocyte to ookinete phase 2 - from ookinete to sporozoite phase 3 - from sporozoite to hepatic merozoite phase 4 - from hepatic merozoite to gametocyte metabolic pathways in "plasmodium" the molecular biology of "plasmodium falciparum" "plasmodium" antigens. Part 3 Malaria in the community: stable and unstable malaria transmission of malaria. Part 4 Control of mosquitoes and malaria: methods of malaria control methods used to study mosquitoes mosquito control in Papua, New Guinea malaria eradication in Sichuan imported malaria in Europe prospects. Appendices: severe malaria - a medical emergency sequestration in severe malaria clinical features of severe malaria intensive care of severe malaria treatment schedules for severe malaria.