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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)
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avg rating 4.16 — 125,708 ratings — published 1994
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 21,206 ratings — published 2012
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Cell Cell (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.65 — 242,011 ratings — published 2006
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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)
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avg rating 3.98 — 43,483 ratings — published 2004
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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)
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avg rating 3.70 — 13,614 ratings — published 2012
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 830,858 ratings — published 2010
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The Demon in the Freezer The Demon in the Freezer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 18,804 ratings — published 2002
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Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4) Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, #4)
by (shelved 13 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.03 — 85,107 ratings — published 1997
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The Passage (The Passage, #1) The Passage (The Passage, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 227,421 ratings — published 2010
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 118,820 ratings — published 2010
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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)
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avg rating 4.23 — 14,601 ratings — published 2017
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Fever 1793 Fever 1793 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 136,082 ratings — published 2000
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 57,902 ratings — published 2006
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The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing The Secret of the Yellow Death: A True Story of Medical Sleuthing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.82 — 406 ratings — published 2009
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,894,766 ratings — published 2012
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Feed (Newsflesh, #1) Feed (Newsflesh, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 62,302 ratings — published 2010
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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 8 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.43 — 8,585 ratings — published 2019
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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)
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avg rating 3.92 — 8,342 ratings — published 2017
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Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,877 ratings — published 2001
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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)
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avg rating 4.22 — 10,806 ratings — published 1994
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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)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,706 ratings — published 1999
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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)
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avg rating 3.91 — 6,847 ratings — published 2006
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 334,687 ratings — published 1947
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The Strain (The Strain #1) The Strain (The Strain #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 91,497 ratings — published 2009
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Everything, Everything Everything, Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.95 — 692,297 ratings — published 2015
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Plagues and Peoples Plagues and Peoples (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 5,155 ratings — published 1976
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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 7 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.88 — 12,367 ratings — published 2005
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The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,555 ratings — published 2010
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 650,911 ratings — published 2014
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The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.91 — 277,478 ratings — published 1969
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 6 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.09 — 243,779 ratings — published 2012
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Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,343 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)
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avg rating 4.39 — 30,023 ratings — published 1987
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A Journal of the Plague Year A Journal of the Plague Year (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 12,228 ratings — published 1722
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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 4,821 ratings — published 2003
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True Compass: A Memoir True Compass: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 12,576 ratings — published 2009
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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 5 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,568 ratings — published 2003
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Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 9,987 ratings — published 2004
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Still Alice Still Alice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 367,056 ratings — published 2007
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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 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.94 — 13,247 ratings — published 2023
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Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 3,512 ratings — published 2017
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Wilder Girls Wilder Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.44 — 103,541 ratings — published 2019
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Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,280 ratings — published 2007
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Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,579 ratings — published 1996
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How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.44 — 4,528 ratings — published 2016
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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 diseases)
avg rating 4.11 — 388 ratings — published 2009
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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.92 — 497 ratings — published 2007
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This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,558 ratings — published 2016
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The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as diseases)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,914 ratings — published 2016
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