num_pages: 288
description: 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.
language: English
title: Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease
titlecomplete: Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease
genres: Historical, History, Medical, Biology, Science, Medicine, Health, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 138
publisher: Free Press