Bubonic plague in California? It happened, more than a century ago.
The first case showed up in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1900 and was quickly confirmed. But not by authorities, who denied the existence of the disease for a full two years.
Then it fell on health workers to address the outbreak and keep it from spreading. David Randall tells the story in the book . The author joins us with the gory details of disease origins and ultimate remedies.