Books like Superbug by Maryn McKenna

Name: Superbug
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Maryn McKenna

McKenna reveals the hidden history of MRSA's relentless advance-- how it has overwhelmed hospitals, assaulted families, and infiltrated agriculture and live-stock, moving inexorably into the food chain.

First publish date: 2010

Authors: Maryn McKenna

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 (1 community ratings)

All books by Maryn McKenna

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Superbug by Maryn McKenna are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Superbug (4 similar books)

📘 The Hot Zone

by Richard Preston

Richard Preston’s nonfiction account investigates the biology, history, and global impact of African hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola and Marburg, weaving scientific analysis with the stories of outbreaks and laboratory research.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (21 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Hot Zone

📘 Superbugs

by Matt McCarthy

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Superbugs

📘 To Catch A Virus

by John Booss

"Join expert storytellers John Booss and Marilyn J. August on a journey through the history of viral epidemics and the work of those determined to identify the culprits and treat the infected. From the identification of the first virus in the late 1800s to the molecular techniques that today allow physicians to know-within minutes-how best to treat an AIDS patient, the diagnostic virology laboratory has progressed over the past century to become a formidable tool in human health care. Replete with rich imagery, including photographs of key figures, diagrams of diagnostic procedures, and micrographs of virus-infected cells, To Catch a Virus is compelling reading for the scientific pioneer and adventure seeker who is interested in the evolution of virology." -- Publisher information.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like To Catch A Virus

📘 American psychosis

by E. Fuller Torrey

An insider’s chronicle of the federal mental‑health revolution spurred by JFK’s 1963 proclamation, detailing the birth and flaws of deinstitutionalization and its lasting impact on policy and care for the mentally ill.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like American psychosis

Some Other Similar Books

Swine: A Novel of the End of the World by P. D. Cacek
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond by Saskia Popescu
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
The Antidote: Inside the World of New Antibiotics by Barry Fox
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs by Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker
Infected: How Science, Politics, and Fear Have Clogged the Fight Against Disease by Amitav Banerjee
The Microbe Spectacle: Seeing the Invisible in Art and Science by Dorothy Nelkin and Sheldon Krimsky
The Path of the Pest: A History of Disease and Pest Control by Henry C. Barnard
Viruses: A Very Short Introduction by Dorothy H. Crawford

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!