Yellow Fever Black Goddess
The Coevolution of People and Plagues

I will admit to reading this because of the present pandemic that is Covid19. Was it worth the read? Yes. I learnt a lot but do realise that it is outdated in parts, being released in 1996. The chapter on AIDS was definitely way past it’s used by date, as advances in that area are even noted by a co......more

A common belief is that this Covid-19 pandemic is something evil and that we must therefore wage war against it and pray to God that it be gone from our lives forever (as if viruses were created by the Devil and we must fight them with God by our side). This book, which gave me a headache reading its......more

One of my favorite disease history books.......more

This molecular biologist finds the book a fascinating read. The book is written in engaging style, is dense with information, and (for me) full of surprises about the interplay between humans and their pathogens, creating evolutionary pressures in both. It is difficult to understand comments about h......more

I don't have either the expertise or any reason to doubt the accuracy of this book nor its intelligence. What I can criticize is its readability. I found the book dull beyond words. I wanted to enjoy it and was attracted to the subject but just couldn't get into it. In all probability my failing.......more