478 pages, 8 unnumbered pages black and white photos: illustrations ; 21. cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Sharks and other predators -- The blue death -- Plague in the City of Angels -- The great parrot fever pandemic -- The "Philly killer" -- Legionnaires' redux -- AIDS in America, AIDS in Africa -- SARS: "super spreader"-- Ebola at the borders -- Z is for Zika -- Epilogue: The pandemic century.