Plague. The very word carries an unholy resonance. No other disease can claim its apocalyptic or mythological power. It can lie dormant for centuries, only to resurface with ferocious, nation-killing power. Here, with the high drama of a great adventure tale, Edward Marriott unravels the story of this lethal disease. Cutting a swath through medical papers, statistical reports, journals, letters, and interviews, Marriott pieces together the great untold tale of the plague pioneers. He reconstructs the summer of 1894, when a diagnosis of plague brought to Hong Kong two scientists in search of its source: the maverick Frenchman Alexandre Yersin and the eminent Shibasaburo Kitasato from Japan. With thrilling detail, Marriott recreates their rivalry and the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of the plague bacterium, skillfully weaving in the pathology of the disease and the mechanics of an epidemic. Moving forward, Marriott explores the persistence of plague: in Surat,...

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