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A review by rosemaryandrue
Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright
dark
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
4.0
Jennifer Wright takes us on a tour of various plagues that wreaked destruction across the world during their time, and introduces the many heroes who fought them and tried to help people.
I've always been fascinated by infectious disease, and indeed my dream is to be in public health policy making laws regarding vaccination and disease management. As such, I've heard a lot of the stories recounted within this book, but the author does it in such an engaging and humorous way that I found myself interested throughout.
I've always been fascinated by infectious disease, and indeed my dream is to be in public health policy making laws regarding vaccination and disease management. As such, I've heard a lot of the stories recounted within this book, but the author does it in such an engaging and humorous way that I found myself interested throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail