Epidemics in History

A booklist for reading about epidemics in History.

Updated February 27, 2023
University of Victoria Libraries  Tina Bebbington, Anthropology and Newspaper Librarian, UVic Libraries
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The pandemic century : one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris
Honigsbaum, Mark
Paper Book
Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish...
Flu hunter : unlocking the secrets of a virus
Webster, Robert G.
Paper Book
When a new influenza virus emerges that is able to be transmitted between humans, it spreads globally as a pandemic, often with high mortality. Enormous social disruption and substantial economic cost can result. The 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic was undoubtedly the most devastating influenza...

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