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Disease, Plague and Epidemic Books

All of the books on this list are about viruses, diseases, plagues and epidemics. Some are fictional, some real but all show how a microbes impact humanity. I tried to make a blend of well known books and lesser known ones. Hope you enjoy.
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The African Aids Epidemic: A History (John Iliffe)
The African Aids Epidemic: A History
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John Iliffe
Agnes at the End of the World (Kelly McWilliams)
Agnes at the End of the World
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Kelly McWilliams
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History (Molly Caldwell Crosby)
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History
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Molly Caldwell Crosby
And the Band Played on (Shilts)
And the Band Played On
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Shilts
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
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Michael Crichton
As Bright as Heaven (Susan Meissner)
As Bright as Heaven
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Susan Meissner
Bad Blood; the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (James H. Jones)
Bad Blood; the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
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James H. Jones
Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines With the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence (Maryn McKenna)
Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines With the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence
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Maryn McKenna
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
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Josh Malerman
Black Death at the Golden Gate (David K. Randall)
Black Death at the Golden Gate
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David K. Randall
Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis (Kathryn Lougheed)
Catching Breath: The Making and Unmaking of Tuberculosis
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Kathryn Lougheed
China Syndrome (Karl Taro Greenfeld)
China Syndrome
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Karl Taro Greenfeld
The City, Not Long After (Pat Murphy)
The City, Not Long After
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Pat Murphy
The Coming Plague (Laurie Garrett)
The Coming Plague
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Laurie Garrett
Darwin's Radio (Greg Bear)
Darwin's Radio
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Greg Bear
A Death-Struck Year
A Death-Struck Year
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The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
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Giovanni Boccaccio
The Demon in the Freezer (Richard Preston)
The Demon in the Freezer
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Richard Preston
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
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Barbara Tuchman
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
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Peter Heller
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
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Connie Willis
The Dreamers (Karen Thomas Walker)
The Dreamers
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Karen Thomas Walker
Earth Abides (George R Stewart)
Earth Abides
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George R Stewart
Ebola: The Natural and Human History (David Quammen)
Ebola: The Natural and Human History
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David Quammen
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
The End of October (Lawrence Wright)
The End of October
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Lawrence Wright
The Fate of Rome (Kyle Harper)
The Fate of Rome
27
Kyle Harper
Feed (Mira Grant)
Feed
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Mira Grant
Fever (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Fever
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Laurie Halse Anderson
Fever (KL Seegers)
Fever
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KL Seegers
Fever Season (Barbara Hambly)
Fever Season
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Barbara Hambly
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman
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Joe Hill
Flu (Gina Kolata)
Flu
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Gina Kolata
Get Well Soon (Jennifer Wright)
Get Well Soon
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Jennifer Wright
The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
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Steven Johnson
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
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M R Carey
The Great Believers (Rebecca Makkai)
The Great Believers
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Rebecca Makkai
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
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John M. Barry
The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
The Great Mortality
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John Kelly
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Diamond, Jared)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Diamond, Jared
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