Epidemics & Plagues

by Walker, Richard, Grady, Denise

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ISBN-13: 9780753460351
ISBN: 0753460351
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

AUTHOR

Walker, Richard, Grady, Denise

SUMMARY

Plagues have been an ongoing feature of human history, and this addition to the award-winning KFK series places today"s heightened interest in global health issues in a larger historical context. Using a mix of science and history, Epidemics & Plagues reveals how certain diseases become worldwide killers, and provides comprehensive answers to readers" most pressing questions. From the Black Death of thirteenth-century Europe, to AIDS, SARS, and avian influenza, Epidemics & Plagues peers through the microscope at the agents that cause the diseases andalso uncovers the superstitions and drama surrounding them.Walker, Richard is the author of 'Epidemics & Plagues ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780753460351 and ISBN 0753460351.

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