Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease

A history of the plague documents its outbreaks from the early Roman Justinian plague, to the Black Death, to more recent occurrences, identifying the conditions that can precipitate an epidemic and offering a sobering prognosis for its potential as a bioterrorist weapon. 30,000 first printing.

Wendy Orent holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. She is a leading freelance science journalist who writes for theLos Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and The New Republic, among others. She recently collaborated on the English edition of Soviet bioweaponeer Igor Domaradskij's memoir, Biowarrior. Orent lives in Atlanta, Georgia.