An introduction to the plague in Europe and Asia during the fourteenth century that discusses pestilence, infection, its emergence, the three pandemics, causes, how it affected humanity, and other related topics.
Discusses the history of the poliovirus, its effects on the body, vaccines and the researchers who discovered them, and the threat that this virus still poses.
An introduction to cholera that explains what it is, how it spreads, what its symptoms and treatment are, how it has impacted human history, and what can be done to stop it.
An overview of smallpox that explains what the disease is, how it is transmitted, what the symptoms are, why it is so resistant to treatment, and how smallpox epidemics have been dealt with throughout history.
An introduction to AIDS that provides information on the disease's causes, transmission, symptoms, treatment, and effect on families and communities and explores how governments have attempted to stop the spread of the disease and treat AIDS epidemics in third-world countries.
