"A spare and gripping novel about the next pandemic- completed by the award-winning Jim Shepard before COVID-19 even emerged- that reads like a fictional sequel to our current crisis ... In a tiny settlement on the west coast of Greenland, 11-year-old Aleq and his best friend, frequent trespassers at a mining site exposed to mountains of long-buried and thawing permafrost, carry what they pick up back into their village, and from there Shepard's harrowing...

A pandemic virus stemming from a bizarre blood-solidifying mystery sweeps through the world, transforming victims into beautiful vampire-like beings who rise to prominence in all aspects of society, before one runs for political office.

A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola. This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts,...

In Yellow Fever Black Goddess, popular author and biology professor, Christopher Wills, brings the latest scientific developments to the page in entertaining, dramatic form. Through meticulous yet riveting research, he pens a vivid account of deadly microbes struggling for survival in hostile hosts. Beginning with ancient illnesses like the Black Death and syphilis, Christopher Wills explores how these devastating diseases have changed their method...

In a time of pandemic, two children try to navigate social distancing, distance learning, and the other challenges of 2020, with the help of family, friends, and the rainbow that unites them.

When the quest to find a cure to an epidemic targeting the citizens of New Mouse City is sabotaged, Geronimo Stilton must figure out who's behind it all before he ends up covered in blue spots too.

Covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals. • Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization. • Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics. • Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed. • Makes clear the interrelationship between diseases and history. • Presents...

"A pandemic develops when a disease spreads across a country, continent, or around the world. Discover more in What Is a Pandemic?, part of the Understanding Viruses series."-- Publisher's description.

"Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases. Throughout history, more people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters. The courageous, trail-blazing defenders against these diseases faced a terrifying personal gamble. Often they were ignored, laughed at, or even fired from their jobs. But they kept hunting for answers, putting the pieces of the epidemic...

In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola and Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, and the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite. But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020. At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling...