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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.16 — 125,048 ratings — published 1994
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.42 — 21,098 ratings — published 2012
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.32 — 290,935 ratings — published 2025
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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,792 ratings — published 1994
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.98 — 43,343 ratings — published 2004
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The Demon in the Freezer The Demon in the Freezer (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.15 — 18,700 ratings — published 2002
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,436 ratings — published 2012
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The Woman with a Worm in Her Head: And Other True Stories of Infectious Disease The Woman with a Worm in Her Head: And Other True Stories of Infectious Disease (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,343 ratings — published 2001
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Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,185 ratings — published 2004
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Virus Hunter: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses Around the World Virus Hunter: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses Around the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,726 ratings — published 1997
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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.88 — 12,249 ratings — published 2005
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The Ghost Map The Ghost Map (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.89 — 57,616 ratings — published 2006
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Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.92 — 8,318 ratings — published 2017
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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,831 ratings — published 2006
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Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.94 — 12,970 ratings — published 2023
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Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,105 ratings — published 2014
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Viruses, Plagues, and History Viruses, Plagues, and History (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,329 ratings — published 1998
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The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.79 — 2,354 ratings — published 2011
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Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.91 — 797 ratings — published 2007
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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.39 — 29,920 ratings — published 1987
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Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.07 — 4,094 ratings — published 2015
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Polio: An American Story Polio: An American Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.06 — 6,135 ratings — published 2005
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.02 — 331,057 ratings — published 1947
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.16 — 33,509 ratings — published 2016
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The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,128 ratings — published 2003
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The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,825 ratings — published 2011
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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.20 — 6,171 ratings — published 2000
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Killer Germs Killer Germs (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,047 ratings — published 2002
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Flu: The Story Of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Flu: The Story Of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,703 ratings — published 1999
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A Planet of Viruses A Planet of Viruses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,275 ratings — published 2011
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Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,575 ratings — published 1996
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.21 — 90,308 ratings — published 2003
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Plagues and Peoples Plagues and Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.87 — 5,116 ratings — published 1976
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Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,159 ratings — published 2022
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Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,422 ratings — published 2021
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Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.43 — 8,488 ratings — published 2019
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Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.23 — 14,532 ratings — published 2017
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No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,015 ratings — published 2012
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Deadly Feasts: The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health Deadly Feasts: The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,506 ratings — published 1997
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Smallpox: The Death of a Disease - The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer Smallpox: The Death of a Disease - The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.11 — 387 ratings — published 2009
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Pox: Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis Pox: Genius, Madness, And The Mysteries Of Syphilis (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.76 — 449 ratings — published 2003
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Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.01 — 951 ratings — published 1981
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Fever! The Hunt for a New Killer Virus Fever! The Hunt for a New Killer Virus (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.19 — 177 ratings — published 1974
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Virus X Virus X (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.95 — 552 ratings — published 1996
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Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.70 — 511 ratings — published 2010
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Ebola Ebola (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,485 ratings — published 1991
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.04 — 471,473 ratings — published 1997
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The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,567 ratings — published 2003
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Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,189 ratings — published 2008
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Maneater: And Other True Stories of a Life in Infectious Disease Maneater: And Other True Stories of a Life in Infectious Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infectious-disease)
avg rating 3.82 — 211 ratings — published 2001
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“What if you could start allowing your sensuality to permeate every aspect of whatever you're doing on a daily basis instead of compartmentalizing and isolating it from a majority of your daily affairs like it's some kind of an infectious disease?”
Lebo Grand, Sensual Lifestyle

Emily St. John Mandel
“It seems like it’s been fairly well contained,” but here’s an epidemiological question: if you’re talking about outbreaks of infectious disease, isn’t fairly well contained essentially the same thing as not contained at all?”
Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility

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