Что нас (не) убивает

What (not) kills us. The most terrible epidemics in the history of mankind and the heroes who fought them.

A witty excursion into the most terrible epidemics in the history of mankind - from plague to polio - and praises to the heroes who fought them
In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing non-stop until she died six days later. Soon 34 more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month, the mysterious dancing plague struck more than 400 people. In late 17th-century England, an eccentric gentleman founded the Noseless Club in his pretty town house, a social club for those who lost their noses and other parts of their bodies to the then incurable syphilis. And in New York at the turn of the century, an Irish cook caused two deadly outbreaks of typhoid fever, earning her the nickname Typhoid Mary. Some theories are too weird to believe. This book recounts the macabre details of the cataclysmic disasters we have endured as a species, as well as the heroic figures who fought selflessly to alleviate the suffering of their fellow human beings.
Jennifer Wright in her original style of science and black g) humor, explores the most shocking and deadly epidemics and their impact on history and humanity.

Translator Belosheev O.