Author's note; Introduction; Under the influence; A beautiful anachronism; Life during wartime; The pricking of my thumb; Malcolm in the beginning; The Semmelweis effect; In the blood; Severe and acute? That has to be bad!; The pox under our noses; Cultures that stink; Like a blowtorch to the groin; So common it can't be a disease; Let's not talk about sex; The Yellow Pages; Sleepers, wake; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Index to pathogens and diseases
Summary
Frank Bowden, a specialist in the field of infectious disease and sexual health, looks at one bug at a time, weaving around them the stories of his patients and their families, the doctors and the difficulties they face and the horrors and successes of hospitals and health care programs
