Pandemic: A Global History of Deadly Infections

Describing the stages of cholera's dramatic march—from a harmless microbe to a pandemic capable of changing the world—Shah tells the story of the pathogens following in its wake: from the MRSA bacteria that struck her own family to new, previously unseen killers emerging in Chinese food markets, in Delhi's surgical rooms, in the slums of Port-au-Prince, and on the urban outskirts of the East Coast. The picture is both striking and alarming.

The book deeply explores the complex science, strange politics, and tangled history of one of the world’s most terrifying diseases, warning of a possible future that cannot be ignored.