Patient Zero
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Patient Zero by Lydia Kang
A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and their patient zeros), plus chapters on the science, culture, and cures for different types of epidemics and pandemics. Popular reading on a timely topic.
"[A] rich and thought-provoking book.. It's also a profound reconsideration of our common understanding of our most famous stories of sickness and science."
—Salon.com
“A thorough and morbidly funny study of some of the world’s deadliest diseases… Readers will be swept away by this energetic and enlightening survey”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“If only my AP Bio textbook had been so fun. From Mad Cow to Monkeypox, here’s everything you wanted to know about the diseases you’re glad you don’t have. Hopefully!”
—Mo Rocca, author of Mobituaries
“Some of these stories read like gripping crime novels, some like Victorian tragedies, and some like futuristic thrillers. Patient Zero is essential and—dare I say it—entertaining reading.”
—Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants
“A fascinating foray into the etiology of fevers, flus, and other foul febrilities.”
—James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
“Patient Zero offers an encyclopedic presentation of historic outbreaks that tell fascinating and fast-moving tales of courage, tragedy, and loss (of life, of limbs, of freedom…of noses).”
—Dr. Brandy Schillace, author of Mr. Humbleand Dr. Butcher
“There is something here to astound even the most seasoned medical historian. I found myself utterly engrossed.”
—Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art
—Salon.com
“A thorough and morbidly funny study of some of the world’s deadliest diseases… Readers will be swept away by this energetic and enlightening survey”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“If only my AP Bio textbook had been so fun. From Mad Cow to Monkeypox, here’s everything you wanted to know about the diseases you’re glad you don’t have. Hopefully!”
—Mo Rocca, author of Mobituaries
“Some of these stories read like gripping crime novels, some like Victorian tragedies, and some like futuristic thrillers. Patient Zero is essential and—dare I say it—entertaining reading.”
—Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants
“A fascinating foray into the etiology of fevers, flus, and other foul febrilities.”
—James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
“Patient Zero offers an encyclopedic presentation of historic outbreaks that tell fascinating and fast-moving tales of courage, tragedy, and loss (of life, of limbs, of freedom…of noses).”
—Dr. Brandy Schillace, author of Mr. Humbleand Dr. Butcher
“There is something here to astound even the most seasoned medical historian. I found myself utterly engrossed.”
—Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art
Lydia Kang, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author of young adult fiction and adult fiction. Her YA novels include Control, Catalyst, and the upcoming The November Girl. Her adult fiction debut is entitled A Beautiful Poison. Her nonfiction has been published in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine. This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.Nate Pedersen is a librarian, historian, and freelance journalist with over 400 publications in print and online, including in the Guardian, the Believer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Art of Manliness.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781523513291 |
| ISBN 10 | 1523513292 |
| Title | Patient Zero |
| Author | Lydia Kang |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Workman Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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