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Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green ...

Narrated by John Green ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

**#1 New York Times bestseller • #1 Washington Post bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • USA Today BestsellerJohn Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.**AN ACCLAIMED BEST BOOK OF 2025: NPR, Scientific American, Science News, Booklist, BookPage, Chicago Sun ... Read more

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**#1 New York Times bestseller • #1 Washington Post bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • USA Today BestsellerJohn Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.**AN ACCLAIMED BEST BOOK OF 2025: NPR, Scientific American, Science News, Booklist, BookPage, Chicago Sun
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The Great Mortality

An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

by John Kelly ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The ... Read more

$32.99 USD

“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The
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Deadly Companions

How Microbes Shaped Our History

by Dorothy H. Crawford ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be ... Read more

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Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be
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Final Pandemic, The

An Antidote To Medical Tyranny

by Dr Samantha Bailey, Dr Mark Bailey ...

Narrated by Dr Samantha Bailey ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

Humanity is under assault from pandemics but not for the reasons that the mainstream sources portray. This book examines the claims regarding alleged “contagious” disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 to shed more light on what they are, or perhaps more importantly, what they are not. The belief that germs from the natural environment (or a laboratory) are attacking us has led most of the population ... Read more

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Humanity is under assault from pandemics but not for the reasons that the mainstream sources portray. This book examines the claims regarding alleged “contagious” disease outbreaks such as COVID-19 to shed more light on what they are, or perhaps more importantly, what they are not. The belief that germs from the natural environment (or a laboratory) are attacking us has led most of the population
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PANDEMIC

The Great Influenza Since 1918 Tracking Contagions, From Cholera To Ebola Until The Viruses Of Our Days

by Nathan Banks ...

Narrated by Jhon Onemo ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Pandemic is an educational audiobook that explores the history of infectious diseases and their impact on societies around the world.From the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918 to modern outbreaks of emerging viruses, humanity has repeatedly faced global health challenges that have shaped history, science, and public health systems.This audiobook traces the evolution of major epidemics and ... Read more

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Pandemic is an educational audiobook that explores the history of infectious diseases and their impact on societies around the world.From the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918 to modern outbreaks of emerging viruses, humanity has repeatedly faced global health challenges that have shaped history, science, and public health systems.This audiobook traces the evolution of major epidemics and
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Unlocking Lyme

Myths, Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease

by William Rawls, MD ...

Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 53 min

Lyme disease is one of the most puzzling illnesses on the planet. Anyone who has suffered from its debilitating symptoms knows the frustrations of trying to find a cure.Many sufferers drag themselves from one doctor or alternative practitioner to the next, getting lost in a maze of lab tests, prescription drugs, and treatments. Thousands of dollars and months (or years) later, they realize they ... Read more

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Lyme disease is one of the most puzzling illnesses on the planet. Anyone who has suffered from its debilitating symptoms knows the frustrations of trying to find a cure.Many sufferers drag themselves from one doctor or alternative practitioner to the next, getting lost in a maze of lab tests, prescription drugs, and treatments. Thousands of dollars and months (or years) later, they realize they
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抗生物質：古くから命を奪ってきた感染症を打ち破った幸運な偶然

by 磯部圭介 ...

Narrated by 磯部圭介 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 16 min

人類を恐怖に陥れてきた不治の感染症と、偶然のひらめきから生まれたペニシリンが激突する、医学史上で最もドラマチックな逆転劇がここにある。知的好奇心を深く刺激するこの物語は、通勤の電車内や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに、目に見えない細菌の世界へあなたを誘う。人類の運命を永遠に変えた科学者たちの執念と、奇跡の薬が誕生するまでの壮絶な軌跡が、鮮やかな情景とともに蘇る。なぜ風邪に抗生物質が効かないのかといった日常的な健康への疑問から、戦争という極限状況が生み出した医療の飛躍まで、過去と現在が交差するスリリングな体験が待っている。かつて魔法の弾丸と呼ばれた薬が直面する薬剤耐性という現代の新たな脅威を通して、私たちがこれから命とどう向き合っていくべきか、深い気づきと学びを与えてくれるだろう。本書で見つかること:かつて避けがたい死の原因であった感染症と人類との過酷な闘いの歴史。偶然の観察から始まり ... Read more

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人類を恐怖に陥れてきた不治の感染症と、偶然のひらめきから生まれたペニシリンが激突する、医学史上で最もドラマチックな逆転劇がここにある。知的好奇心を深く刺激するこの物語は、通勤の電車内や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに、目に見えない細菌の世界へあなたを誘う。人類の運命を永遠に変えた科学者たちの執念と、奇跡の薬が誕生するまでの壮絶な軌跡が、鮮やかな情景とともに蘇る。なぜ風邪に抗生物質が効かないのかといった日常的な健康への疑問から、戦争という極限状況が生み出した医療の飛躍まで、過去と現在が交差するスリリングな体験が待っている。かつて魔法の弾丸と呼ばれた薬が直面する薬剤耐性という現代の新たな脅威を通して、私たちがこれから命とどう向き合っていくべきか、深い気づきと学びを与えてくれるだろう。本書で見つかること:かつて避けがたい死の原因であった感染症と人類との過酷な闘いの歴史。偶然の観察から始まり
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Plague

A Very Short Introduction

by Paul Slack ...

Narrated by Gareth Richards ...

Unabridged

32 min

Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It was responsible for the "Plague of Justinian" in 542, the Black Death of 1348, and the Great Plague of London in 1665, as well as for devastating epidemics in China and India between the 1890s and 1920s. In the twenty-first century Coronavirus pandemics have served as a powerful reminder that we have not escaped the global ... Read more

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Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It was responsible for the "Plague of Justinian" in 542, the Black Death of 1348, and the Great Plague of London in 1665, as well as for devastating epidemics in China and India between the 1890s and 1920s. In the twenty-first century Coronavirus pandemics have served as a powerful reminder that we have not escaped the global
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Epidemics

Hate and Compassion from the Plague of Athens to AIDS

by Samuel Kline Cohn, Jr. ...

Narrated by David Colacci ...

Unabridged

29 hours 39 min

By investigating thousands of descriptions of epidemics reaching back before the fifth-century-BCE Plague of Athens to the distrust and violence that erupted with Ebola in 2014, Epidemics challenges a dominant hypothesis in the study of epidemics, that invariably across time and space, epidemics provoked hatred, blaming of the "other," and victimizing bearers of epidemic diseases, particularly ... Read more

$35.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

By investigating thousands of descriptions of epidemics reaching back before the fifth-century-BCE Plague of Athens to the distrust and violence that erupted with Ebola in 2014, Epidemics challenges a dominant hypothesis in the study of epidemics, that invariably across time and space, epidemics provoked hatred, blaming of the "other," and victimizing bearers of epidemic diseases, particularly
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Infection Prevention Analyst – The Comprehensive Guide

by DEAN STRATTON ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the vital world of infection prevention and control with Infection Prevention Analyst – The Comprehensive Guide. Designed for healthcare professionals, epidemiologists, data analysts, and public health practitioners, this comprehensive resource unites scientific rigor with real-world application. From hospital surveillance and antimicrobial ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the vital world of infection prevention and control with Infection Prevention Analyst – The Comprehensive Guide. Designed for healthcare professionals, epidemiologists, data analysts, and public health practitioners, this comprehensive resource unites scientific rigor with real-world application. From hospital surveillance and antimicrobial
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West Nile Virus - Basics to Mastery

Clinical insights on mosquito-borne flaviviral disease epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention

by Dean Stratton ...

Narrated by AI Voice Madison ...

Abridged

6 hours 53 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. West Nile Virus - Basics to Mastery guides you from first encounter with a mosquito-borne flaviviral infection to confident, nuanced decision-making. Clear explanations unpack how West Nile circulates between birds and Culex mosquitoes, why humans and horses are usually dead-end hosts, and what drives the spectrum from silent infection to life-threatening ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. West Nile Virus - Basics to Mastery guides you from first encounter with a mosquito-borne flaviviral infection to confident, nuanced decision-making. Clear explanations unpack how West Nile circulates between birds and Culex mosquitoes, why humans and horses are usually dead-end hosts, and what drives the spectrum from silent infection to life-threatening
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Superbugs

An Arms Race against Bacteria

by William Hall, Anthony McDonnell, Jim O'Neill ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Resistance develops because the bacteria that antibiotics target can evolve ways to defend themselves against these drugs. When antibiotics fail, there is very little else to prevent an infection from spreading.Unnecessary use of antibiotics in both humans and ... Read more

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Antibiotics are powerful drugs that can prevent and treat infections, but they are becoming less effective as a result of drug resistance. Resistance develops because the bacteria that antibiotics target can evolve ways to defend themselves against these drugs. When antibiotics fail, there is very little else to prevent an infection from spreading.Unnecessary use of antibiotics in both humans and
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The Lassa Ward

One Man's Fight Against One of the World's Deadliest Diseases

by Ross I. Donaldson, MD, MPH ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Ross Donaldson is one of just a few who have ventured into dark territory of a country ravaged by war to study one of the world's most deadly diseases. As an untried medical student studying the intersection of global health and communicable disease, Donaldson soon found himself in dangerous Sierra Leone, on the border of war-struck Liberia, where he struggled to control the spread of Lassa Fever. ... Read more

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Ross Donaldson is one of just a few who have ventured into dark territory of a country ravaged by war to study one of the world's most deadly diseases. As an untried medical student studying the intersection of global health and communicable disease, Donaldson soon found himself in dangerous Sierra Leone, on the border of war-struck Liberia, where he struggled to control the spread of Lassa Fever.
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The Long Covid Handbook

by Gez Medinger, Professor Danny Altmann ...

Narrated by Gez Medinger, Professor Danny Altmann ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Brought to you by Penguin.2% of the population are living with Long Covid with reports that there are over 100m worldwide, yet information and treatment remains scarce. This book fills the information gap.The Long Covid Handbook is the essential guide for anyone suffering with the condition, as well as clinicians seeking to better understand this little understood syndrome.Bringing together the ... Read more

$17.45 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.2% of the population are living with Long Covid with reports that there are over 100m worldwide, yet information and treatment remains scarce. This book fills the information gap.The Long Covid Handbook is the essential guide for anyone suffering with the condition, as well as clinicians seeking to better understand this little understood syndrome.Bringing together the
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Duel Without End

Mankind’s Battle with Microbes

by Stig S. Frøland ...

Narrated by Daniel Thomas May ...

Unabridged

20 hours 41 min

From pre-dawn to COVID-19, from ancient plagues to future microbial threats, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of infectious diseases—and how we battle them.In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and other great epidemics have not only led to enormous suffering and mass death but have also contributed to the ... Read more

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From pre-dawn to COVID-19, from ancient plagues to future microbial threats, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of infectious diseases—and how we battle them.In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and other great epidemics have not only led to enormous suffering and mass death but have also contributed to the
... Read more
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The Fatal Strain

On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic

by Alan Sipress ...

Narrated by George K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 46 min

When avian flu began spreading across Asia in the early 2000s, it reawakened fears that had lain dormant for nearly a century. During the outbreak's deadliest years, Alan Sipress chased the virus as it infiltrated remote jungle villages and teeming cities and saw its mysteries elude the world's top scientists. In The Fatal Strain, Sipress details how socioeconomic and political realities in Asia ... Read more

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When avian flu began spreading across Asia in the early 2000s, it reawakened fears that had lain dormant for nearly a century. During the outbreak's deadliest years, Alan Sipress chased the virus as it infiltrated remote jungle villages and teeming cities and saw its mysteries elude the world's top scientists. In The Fatal Strain, Sipress details how socioeconomic and political realities in Asia
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The Great Shadow

A History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy

by Susan Wise Bauer ...

Narrated by Jennifer Pickens ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended."―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling."―KirkusAnti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-reason beliefs seem to be... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended."―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling."―KirkusAnti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-reason beliefs seem to be...
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Plagues upon the Earth

Disease and the Course of Human History

by Kyle Harper ...

Narrated by Tim Fannon ...

Unabridged

19 hours 47 min

A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in ourevolutionary past, and why its growth is acceleratedby ... Read more

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A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in ourevolutionary past, and why its growth is acceleratedby
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Epidemics and Society

From the Black Death to the Present

by Frank M. Snowden ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

23 hours 34 min

A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface ... Read more

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A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaksAs seen on 60 MinutesThe World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreakThis sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface
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Les antibiotiques pour débutants : Un guide d’initiation aux médicaments qui combattent les bactéries

by Lou Jaffre ...

Narrated by Lou Jaffre ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Préservez votre santé face aux infections avec ce guide de vulgarisation qui démystifie le combat contre les bactéries. Finies les confusions entre virus et microbes au moment de déchiffrer une ordonnance. Vous obtenez enfin des réponses fiables pour comprendre les décisions médicales sans vous heurter à un jargon technique complexe.Que vous cherchiez à soigner un proche sereinement ou à enrichir ... Read more

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Préservez votre santé face aux infections avec ce guide de vulgarisation qui démystifie le combat contre les bactéries. Finies les confusions entre virus et microbes au moment de déchiffrer une ordonnance. Vous obtenez enfin des réponses fiables pour comprendre les décisions médicales sans vous heurter à un jargon technique complexe.Que vous cherchiez à soigner un proche sereinement ou à enrichir
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Antibióticos: El descubrimiento fortuito que venció a las infecciones, un enemigo mortal milenario

by Federico Valbuena ...

Narrated by Federico Valbuena ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Antes de los antibióticos, un simple rasguño era una sentencia de muerte bacteriana que acechaba a toda la humanidad. Este fascinante viaje por la historia de la medicina revela cómo una cadena de asombrosas casualidades transformó nuestro destino. Sumérgete en la carrera científica que logró doblegar a un enemigo milenario, ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan aprender durante su trayecto diario ... Read more

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Antes de los antibióticos, un simple rasguño era una sentencia de muerte bacteriana que acechaba a toda la humanidad. Este fascinante viaje por la historia de la medicina revela cómo una cadena de asombrosas casualidades transformó nuestro destino. Sumérgete en la carrera científica que logró doblegar a un enemigo milenario, ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan aprender durante su trayecto diario
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On Pandemics

Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus

by David Waltner-Toews ...

Narrated by David Godfrey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future.“A quiet little gem of understanding in a cacophony of panic and fear.”—Quill & Quire, STARRED reviewAuthored by a leading epidemiologist, this engrossing book answers our questions ... Read more

$17.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Containing important information about the coronavirus, this comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer on pandemics, epidemics, and the panics they ignite around the world also shares solutions for a safer, healthier future.“A quiet little gem of understanding in a cacophony of panic and fear.”—Quill & Quire, STARRED reviewAuthored by a leading epidemiologist, this engrossing book answers our questions
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Infectious Madness

The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness

by Harriet A. Washington ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves.Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves.Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious
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The Malaria Project

The U.S. Government's Secret Mission to Find a Miracle Cure

by Karen M. Masterson ...

Narrated by Kimberly Farr ...

Unabridged

16 hours 39 min

A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis.American war planners, foreseeing the tactical need for a malaria drug, recreated the German model, then grew it tenfold. Quickly becoming the biggest ... Read more

$17.50 USD

A fascinating and shocking historical exposé, The Malaria Project is the story of America's secret mission to combat malaria during World War II—a campaign modeled after a German project which tested experimental drugs on men gone mad from syphilis.American war planners, foreseeing the tactical need for a malaria drug, recreated the German model, then grew it tenfold. Quickly becoming the biggest
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