How to Survive a Pandemic

A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die . From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens—both pre-existing ones and those newly identified—emerge and re-emerge throughout history, sparking epidemics and pandemics