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Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases--now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on COVID-19. More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying these diseases and determining how they spread is often a terrifying gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, mocked, or silenced all while trying to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
“An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.” —The Wall Street Journal
Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful...
Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful...
4) Smallpox
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
5) Polio
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
8) Epidemic
Author
Series
Lampton Christopher ; Disaster!
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Discusses how epidemics get started and spread, what can be done to prevent them, and some of history's greatest, including the Black Death and AIDS.
9) Epidemic
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley in association with the American Museum of Natural History
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses what an epidemic is, how it evolves, various causes and carriers, and efforts to prevent epidemics.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the world becomes more connected, the threat of pandemics becomes more serious, and being informed about fast-spreading illnesses is more important now than ever before. This volume discusses global diseases of the past and present, how modern outbreaks are controlled and treated, and how doctors and scientists are working to prevent pandemics in the future. Detailed graphs, in-depth sidebars, full-color photographs, and annotated quotes from...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Taking readers back to the horrific years of the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic recorded in history, this eye-opening book looks at what caused this disease, how society reacted to it and the impact it left on the world"--
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This . . . book takes readers through the history of pandemics and the idea of public health, as well as the background of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, this book uncovers the hidden truths about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Similarities between human reactions to onslaughts of deadly diseases separated by millennia illustrates the morbid universality of such outbreaks. It reminds us that large attacks of lethal germs are nothing new, nor are human reactions to them. One problem inherent in such pandemics is that over time people tend to forget the lessons of past"--Provided by publisher.
16) Plague!
Author
Publisher
Hungry Tomato
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Epidemics and pandemics: real tales of deadly diseases tells the tale of five of history's most critical contagions and the havoc these diseases wreaked across the globe, including the bubonic plague, yellow fever, smallpox, Spanish influenza, and AIDS. This nonfiction book for early middle schoolers whets their appetites for history by combining real-life horror stories with primary sources and rich language." --
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare diseases as leprosy, cholera, and bubonic plague." --
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantaneously. Deadly pandemics have always been a part of life, from the Great Mortality of the Middle Ages, to the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, to the eruption of COVID-19...