Epidemics in History

A booklist for reading about epidemics in History.

Updated February 27, 2023
University of Victoria Libraries Tina Bebbington, History and Newspaper Librarian, UVic
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The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world
Johnson, Steven
Paper Book
A thrilling account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London and a brilliant exploration of how Dr John Snow's solution revolutionised the way people think about disease, cities, science and the modern world. This is an endlessly fascinating and compelling account of the summer of 1854,...
Flu : the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
Kolata, Gina Bari
Paper Book
The fascinating, true story of the world's deadliest disease. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy virtually overnight. An estimated forty million people died as the epidemic raged. Children were left orphaned and families were devastated. As many American soldiers were...
The coming plague : newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance
Garrett, Laurie.
Paper Book
An exploration of the battle against microbes, based on research in virology, molecular biology, disease ecology, and medicine, examines the current outbreak of infectious diseases and outlines what can be done to prevent the coming plague.
Coronavirus Politics The Comparative Politics and Policy of COVID-19
Fonseca, Elize Massard da
Ebook
COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative...
Plagues & poxes : the impact of human history on epidemic disease
Bollet, Alfred J.
Paper Book
"Since publication of the initial version of Plagues & Poxes in 1987, which had the optimistic subtitle "The Rise and Fall of Epidemic Disease," the rise of new diseases such as AIDS and the deliberate modification and weaponization of diseases such as anthrax have changed the way we perceive...
Beasts of the earth animals, humans, and disease
Torrey, E. Fuller
Paper Book
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