Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats
Journalist and infectious disease specialist Maryn McKenna tells the story of how antibiotics came to transform agriculture and planted the seeds for a world where antibiotics may no longer work in medicine.
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs
The founder of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Michael Osterholm, recounts the history of pandemics and explains how political leaders can implement policy initiatives to prevent them.
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
Science journalist Sonia Shah summarizes past pandemics and explains how dealing with cholera helped prepare the world to prevent future pandemics.
Rising Plague: The Global Threat from Deadly Bacteria and our Dwindling Arsenal to Fight Them
Dr. Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer at the Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center traces the course of antibiotic resistance in medicine.
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History
Journalist Molly Caldwell Crosby traces the course of yellow fever which caused more than 100,000 deaths in this country, making it the most feared disease in North America for 200 years.
The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
An engrossing and vivid history of the deadly 1918 influenza pandemic and cites similarities with more recent bird flus that have emerged in Asia.
The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers
The former head of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ali Kahn, recalls investigating frightening disease outbreaks and offers advice on how to prevent pandemics.
The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine Autism Controversy
Seth Mnookin, a professor of science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the ramifications of a discredited 1998 study linking vaccinations to autism