A timely and critically acclaimed 100-year history of pandemics, by medical historian and viral TED talk presenter - with a new chapter on COVID-19.
Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century- One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail- In Search of the Cure for Malaria. He hosts the podcast series, 'Going Viral- The Mother of all Pandemics', marking the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic. His TED-ED animation, 'How Pandemics Spread', has been viewed more than 2.75 million times. He is a former chief reporter of the Observer and holds a PhD in medical history. He is currently a lecturer at City University, London.
[A] riveting, vivid history of modern disease outbreaks ... A
fascinating account of a deeply important topic—for if the past 100
years have taught us anything, it is that new diseases and viral
strains will inevitably beset us, no matter how sophisticated
science becomes.
*Robin McKie, The Observer*
A lively but less than reassuring read for those on exotic
travels.
*Anjana Ahuja, Financial Times*
Some of the scenes in Mark Honigsbaum’s The Pandemic Century were
so vivid they had me drafting movie treatments in my head ...
Whether familiar or forgotten, parrot fever or Ebola, he finds
striking similarities among them. And those similarities ought to
make us worried about the next outbreak. If history is any guide,
things may not go well.
*Carl Zimmer, New York Times Book Review*
Gripping.
*Barbara Kiser, Nature*
Mark Honigsbaum does a superb job covering a century’s worth of
pandemics and the fears they invariably unleash. The moral of his
cogent tale is that the next deadly pandemic is not a matter of if
but of when, and preparing for that fact is a far better
prescription than reacting with panic, fear, or indifference.
*Howard Markel, MD, PhD, George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of
the History of Medicine and director of the Center for the History
of Medicine, University of Michigan*
An engaging and thoughtful journey through some of the world’s
greatest medical and social crises in recent decades. Honigsbaum is
a worthy historian and guide to these dramatic reminders of human
fallibility.
*David L. Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine*
Infectious diseases remain among the most urgent health threats we
face, but too often are considered something that happens to other
people, far away. In our interconnected world, this is no longer
true, as Honigsbaum shows. His unique account drives home the human
impact of epidemics, and the need for increased preparedness.
*Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust*
Lively, gruesome, and masterful....Honigsbaum mixes superb medical
history with vivid portraits of the worldwide reactions to each
[pandemic] event.
*Kirkus (starred review)*
Engrossing....Combining history, popular science, and policy,
[Honigsbaum] describes each pandemic with journalistic
immediacy....An important and timely work.
*Booklist (starred review)*
Offers a mixture of gripping storytelling and insightful
science....Alternately chilling and optimistic, Honigsbaum's
reporting on a recurrent public health issue deserves wide
attention.
*Publishers Weekly*
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