The Plague Cycle
The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease
by Charles Kenny
Perfect last book in 2020, a year of the plague. Here you will find every possible information about infectious diseases, a topic that suddenly became in vogue: from how microbes and viruses influenced human history to the inventions that allowed us to fight back to a warning what can happen if we won’t change our behavior towards antibiotics and global health care. It also mentions Covid-19 and its aftermath, but this knowledge is essential not only because of this recent pestilence.
If you are interested in the topic and devoured as many books about infectious diseases as I, you rather won’t find much new information here. Nonetheless, it is an enjoyable reading and a neat summary of many different aspects of this topic. And if you are new to this and just want to get some orientation, it is a perfect beginner’s guide.
Thanks to the publisher, Scribner, and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.
