I keep reading books about diseases I had imagined didn't really exist any more, and then finding out that 'oh yes four people died of plague in the US in 1987 or something' and being surprised that I didn't know that already. So this is a group for books about diseases and illnesses that you may, or may not have, thought didn't exist...more »

I keep reading books about diseases I had imagined didn't really exist any more, and then finding out that 'oh yes four people died of plague in the US in 1987 or something' and being surprised that I didn't know that already. So this is a group for books about diseases and illnesses that you may, or may not have, thought didn't exist anymore.

Really I just want some recommendations on books to read about strange medical conditions. « less