Book Details

"The book aims to introduce microbiology through an historical lens of important and “interesting” infectious diseases that have affected Americans throughout time. This is a very important objective, especially given the contemporary undermining of the threat of these diseases.... The book is partly adapted from the curriculum of an introductory college course on microbiology; hence, the book primarily targets students.... The writing is quite clear for the intended primary audience, and there is a very helpful glossary for the technical terms used in the book.... For data enthusiasts, the book has very helpful graphs and map visualizations for the selected infectious disease metrics.... This book is of substantial relevance to the intended audience. It edges out other comparable books in the field due to its extensive coverage of historical periods, in addition to the most recent pandemic, COVID-19.... This book is highly recommended, especially for clinical medicine and public health students, as well as health policymakers and their staffers." Review by Patrick Zamba, MS (University of Iowa College of Public Health, ©Doody's Review Service 2025. Doody's Score: 92, 4 Stars!

Undergraduate biomedical science students including pre-medical, pre-dentistry, pre-nursing and pre-veterinary