Preface
Part one. From Bensonhurst to Washington. Brooklyn boy
Becoming Dr. Fauci
Heading south
Part two. The AIDS era. Game changer
Up close and painful
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Taking the reins
Two Brooklyn boys
Building an AIDS research program
AIDS strikes close to home
A global catastrophe
AIDS activism
A president, a gentleman, and a friend
La famiglia
The changing of the guard
The search for an HIV vaccine
The Lazarus effect
HIV denialism
An unequal world
Part three: The wars on terror and disease. Widening the battle
The day the world changed
Anthrax
Going global with AIDS relief
Smallpox and stockpiles
Project BioShield
You have to love Yogi
A reluctant Congress
Iraq
Influenza meets the supply chain
Legacies
Part four. Expecting the unexpected. Enter Obama
Moving toward and HIV-free world
Epidemics of disease and fear
Patient X
Zika and other surprises
Passing the baton
Part five. COVID. A disease like none other
He loves me, he loves me not
Illegitimi non carborundum
Epilogue.