A look at how epidemics have shaped world history.

Traces the battles that societies have waged against infectious diseases from the Black Death of the fourteenth century to the Ebola virus of more recent times.

Explains how a person catches a cold, how the body fights the germs, and how other people can take precautions against getting another's cold.

Describes different kinds of sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, herpes, hepatitis, and AIDS, explaining how they are transmitted, how they manifest themselves, and how they can be avoided or treated.

Discusses a variety of topics related to diet and disease, including malnutrition, eating disorders, digestive diseases, and food allergies.

Examines food poisoning and foodborne diseases, discussing their history, symptoms, effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.