The product of six years of collaborative research, this fine biography offers new interpretations of a pioneering figure in anesthesiology, epidemiology, medical cartography, and public health. It modifies the conventional rags to riches portrait of John Snow by synthesizing fresh information about his early life from archival research and recent studies. It explores the intellectual roots of his commitments to vegetarianism, temperance, and pure drinking water, first developed when he wa...

This volume reviews key scientific principles and practices of passive antibody therapy for the treatment of infectious diseases. The main focus is on convalescent plasma, which is the most useful therapeutic option early in an epidemic, and may be especially important in low- and middle-income countries. The book’s first section reviews the history of passive antibody therapies prior to the COVID pandemic, while the second section assesses convalescent plasma use during the COVID pandemic...