Prologue --time capsule -- "My God : this is the pandemic. It's here!" -- Jeryl Lynn -- Eight doors -- destroying angel -- Coughs, colds, cancers, and chickens -- monster maker -- Political science -- Blood -- Animalcules -- uncertain future -- Unrecognized genius -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Prologue -- The time capsule -- "My God : this is the pandemic. It's here!" -- Jeryl Lynn -- Eight doors -- The destroying angel -- Coughs, colds, cancers, and chickens -- The monster maker -- Political science -- Blood -- Animalcules -- An uncertain future -- Unrecognized genius -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.