The author cited vivid memories of patients who he remembered most for 55 years of professional work as an infectious disease doctor. An important place in the memoirs is given to reflections on cooperation with colleagues, some achievements and mistakes, the specifics of infections and moral and psychological characteristics of infectious patients. This is, without exaggeration, an exciting publication - the first of its kind and subject in Ukraine. The book is addressed to young doctors, medical students and a wide range of readers interested in infectious and parasitic diseases, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Book review: How swine flu spread in Ukraine: memoirs of an infectious disease specialist