FEVER, Darcy Pattison
FEVER, Darcy Pattison
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FEVER
How Tu Youyou Adapted Traditional Chinese Medicine to Find a Cure for Malaria

Author: Darcy Pattison

Narrator: Josiah John Bildner

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mims House

Published: 03/01/2022

Synopsis

“…an engaging story of scientific research, hope, and determination.” Kirkus ReviewPeople were dying! Malaria is a deadly mosquito-borne disease that causes fevers, chills and often death. In 1969, the People’s Republic of China created a task force to find a cure. Working in the 1970s, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou reviewed the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) scrolls for ideas on where to start her research. She found 640 traditional treatments, and methodically started extracting compounds and testing them against malaria. Would any of them work? Courage, resilience, and perseverance--follow the struggles of Nobel Prize scientist Tu Youyou as she works to find a cure to malaria.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace

I found this topic fascinating! I had no idea that the current vaccine for malaria came from traditional Chinese medicine. The sheer amount of work that the scientists put into this is astounding. I, also, found the author notes' helpful. (I had didn't know that DDT came from research into getting ri......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne Lorraine Kunz

I love how Tu Youyou had enough faith in Chinese Medicine to try over and over again to find a cure for malaria through it's ancient recipes and recommendations. How thankful we all are to God who put plants here on earth to help heal us. And how thankful we are for all those who through the ages re......more

Goodreads review by James

This book is simple, but it recounts something great that happened in China. In 1969, Malaria was killing many people in the country. An individual named Tu Youyou was able to concentrate some chemicals from herbs in such a way that it cured the disease.......more

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