“…May this perspective also impact the generation of knowledge and its communication through publications and journals, which is not only appropriate and desirable, but even essential. In view of this, this edition of RBTI, containing the review article by Gomes et al, 'Severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria,' (2) is an extremely timely, if not pioneering effort, not only for covering a tropical disease that has a high epidemiologic impact in Brazil and around the world, but also, and foremost, for considering it as the severe sepsis it is. From their intensive care physician's perspective, the authors present this theme appropriately for intensive care specialists, infectiousintensive medicine specialists, and general physicians, who need to be equipped to deal with this disease, which is one of the greatest killers of the Brazilian and worldwide population of tropical region inhabitants, both in pre-intensive as well as intensive therapy contexts.…”