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The Battle Against Polio
Stephanie True Peters
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Oct. 19, 2004)Discusses the cause of polio and the infection process, its history and search for a cure, and the course it took in the United States between 1900 and the early 1960s.
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Smallpox in the New World
Stephanie True Peters
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2004)Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.
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The Black Death
Stephanie True Peters
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2004)Describes the 1347-1351 outbreak of plague in Europe, known as the Black Death, which killed one out of three people and changed the course of European history.
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Cholera: Curse of the Nineteenth Century
Stephanie True Peters
Hardcover (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2004)Describes the history of cholera, including its spread from the Ganges River in India to Europe and the United States, the efforts to understand its causes, and the seven pandemics it caused between 1817 and 1961.
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Creutzfeldt-jakob Disease
Phillip Margulies
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 1, 2003)Traces the history, current issues, and future of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare genetic disorder that effects the brain and is part of the same group of illnesses as "mad cow disease."
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Chronic Wasting Disease
Gregory Payan, Casey Gallagher
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2003)Describes CWD, a deadly disease that affects deer and elk, detailing its cause and symptoms, as well as research that is being done to control the epidemic and find a cure.
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Typhoid Fever
Kurt Ray
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2001)Recounts the history and effects of typhoid fever, describes how the disease spreads, and offers information about treatments and threats in the modern world.
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West Nile Virus: Epidemics Deadly Diseases Throughout History
Phillip Margulies
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2003)Looks at the disease known as West Nile fever caused by West Nile virus, tracing its history to the present and predicting its future.
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Hantavirus: Deadly Diseases Throughout History
Amy Sterling Casil
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Dec. 1, 2004)Describes the symptoms and spread of the Sin Nombre strain of huntavirus and discusses treatments, preventive measures, and the search for a cure.
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Mad Cow Disease: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Tom Ridgway
Library Binding (Rosen Publishing Group, Jan. 1, 2002)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.
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Diphtheria
Phillip Margulies
Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)Describes the symptoms and spread of the contagious disease and discusses treatments, preventive measures, and the search for a cure.
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