| Smallpox Contributor(s): Ridgway, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823933466 ISBN-13: 9780823933464 Publisher: Rosen Young Adult OUR PRICE: $35.27 Product Type: Library Binding Published: December 2000 Annotation: These in-depth and informative books examine the nature of these diseases and the devastating effects they have had on populations throughout the world and thoughout history. From the earliest infections like malaria to modern-day health crises such as AIDS, these fascinating titles explore the causes and the human toll inflicted by these epidemics and their role in the history of humankind. Only thirty years ago, smallpox was killing three million people a year. Those who didn't die were left with horrible scars all over their faces. This book discusses all aspects of this disease, which terrorized the world for so many years, and covers everything from the Hindi goddess of smallpox to the spread of the virus to the New World to the symptoms of the disease and the history of the smallpox vaccine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey: 616.912 |
| LCCN: 00009890 |
| Series: Epidemics |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.62" W x 9.62" (0.74 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46676 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Important and Timely Information Related to the Social Studies and Health Curricula These in-depth and informative books examine the nature of these diseases and the devastating effects they have had on populations throughout the world and throughout history. From the earliest infections like malaria to modern-day health crises such as AIDS, these fascinating titles explore the causes and the human toll inflicted by these epidemics and their role in the history of humankind. |