From the Book - First US edition.
Like a thief in the night
Chalking doors with crosses
The hunt for patient zero
The green shoots of recovery
From the Book - First US trade paperback edition.
Introduction : the elephant in the room
Part one. The unwalled city. Coughs and sneezes ; The monads of Leibniz
Part two. Anatomy of a pandemic. Ripples on a pond ; Like a thief in the night
Part three. Manhu, or What is it? Disease eleven ; The doctors' dilemma ; The wrath of God
Part four. The survival instinct. Chalking doors with crosses ; The placebo effect ; Good Samaritans
Part five. Post mortem. The hunt for patient zero ; Counting the dead
Part six. Science redeemed. Aenigmoplasma influenzae ; Beware the barnyard ; The human factor
Part seven. The post-flu world. The green shoots of recovery ; Alternate histories ; Any-science, science ; Healthcare for all ; War and peace ; Melancholy music
Part eight. Roscoe's legacy. Afterword : on memory.