He used iron nails to treat anemia and any thread he could find to suture the civilian victims of a brutal war. The Forgotten Plague - by Frank Ryan, MD a good history of the discoveries of antimicrobial agents. If you want to understand anti-microbial resistance from an historical perspective, then this is a quick read and insightful too. It does offer a philosophical explanation of the apparent rise in exotic infectious diseases we are observing around the world. Another ID book discussin Malaria and Leishmania, learn such tidbits as how to cure Syphilis with a few doses of Malaria.
Book gives excellent historical perspective of diseases.
When I Want and Weep Not, Child by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Premier author and playwright from Kenya. Works are variously censored and uncensored by the Kenyan government. The author is an MD and former director of health education in Egypt. She came to prominence as a result of her writing and involvement in the Arab women's movement.