Author
Farrell, Jeanette.
Title
Invisible enemies : stories of infectious diseases / Jeanette Farrell.
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2005.
Format
Book
Description
259 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Link
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004057668-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004057668-d.html
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : attack of the tiny giants -- Smallpox : of scars, scabs, orphans, and spotty cows -- Leprosy : misnamed, misunderstood -- Plague : from prairie dogs to people -- Tuberculosis : the return of the slow killer -- Malaria : the unbeatable team of parasite and mosquito -- Cholera : death from the town pump -- AIDS : a plague is born.
Abstract
Updated to include recent breakthroughs. First published in 1998, here are the stories of seven diseases that changed the course of human history, updated to reflect new medical and social developments such as: the ravages of AIDS in Africa, Asia, and other locations, the bioterror threat posed by smallpox eradication, a primitive yet effective new measure for fighting cholera in India, an important new drug to treat malaria, and more. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs, newspaper cartoons, public health posters, and the like, this book is a mix of history, biography, and biology.
ISBN
0374336075
9780374336073
Subject
Communicable diseases -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Communicable diseases.
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