More than one story about time and biology here: "Malaria has always been part of the rising and decline of nations, of wars and of upheavals." (first linked paper) Neghina et al. "Malaria, a Journey in Time: In Search of the Lost Myths and Forgotten Stories" [https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629(15)31429-4/fulltext](https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629(15)31429-4/fulltext)