Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present

By Frank M. Snowden

Categories: Health, Fitness & Dieting, History

Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present is a history of infectious disease by Yale historian Frank M. Snowden. Snowden examines plague, smallpox, cholera, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, HIV/AIDS, Ebola and other diseases, showing how epidemics have shaped politics, religion, science, art and public health. Drawing on his Yale course, he argues that infectious diseases are central to understanding social development and that societies' vulnerabilities shape how outbreaks unfold.

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• John Green: “Another disease book I love is Frank Snowden's "Epidemics and Society". It helped me understand that infectious disease has, like, always been one of the most important historical forces.”