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Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xii, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"At the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox claimed the lives of two million people per year. By 1979, the disease had been eradicated and victory was declared across the globe. Yet the story of smallpox remains the exception, as today a host of deadly contagions, from polio to AIDS, continue to threaten human health around the world. Spanning three centuries, The End of Plagues weaves together the discovery of vaccination, the birth and growth...
Author
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of Covid-19, children and parents are keen to understand--and be reassured about--viruses and other health issues. With over twenty years' experience of scientific research, Dr. Paul Ian Cross sets out to answer all the questions we didn't know we needed answering until now. What does a virus look like? How does a virus get passed from person to person? How have viruses changed the world? And who are the men and women who have beaten...
5) Snot, sneezes, and super-spreaders: everything you need to know about viruses and how to stop them
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Language
English
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"f we didn't know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be powerful-so powerful, in fact, that they can hold the world in their grip for months at a time. But what exactly is a virus? Where do they come from and what do they do to our bodies? How do they spread, and what can we do to protect ourselves? Author Marc ter Horst tackles these questions with playfulness and humor, while Wendy Panders' quirky and enlightening illustrations bring...
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