Before the arrival of the twentieth century, epidemics -- including malaria -- were a leading cause of death. How do you get malaria? How does a disease become an epidemic? Who is at risk? Will the United States be overrun by disease-infected mosquitoes? These questions and more are discussed in this informative and easy-to-read book. Epidemics have changed history, and students interested in science, history, and the macabre will be sitting on the edge of their seats as they turn page after page of this fascinating book.