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Influenza: How the Flu Changed History
Barbara Krasner
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)The influenza epidemic in 1918 killed more people than World War I. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Cholera: How the Blue Death Changed History
Mark K. Lewis
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2019)Cholera is a deadly bacteria that lives in the soil and water. It infects millions of people every year. Read this book to learn more about the history of the infectious disease known as the blue death.
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Tuberculosis: How the White Death Changed History
Mark K. Lewis
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2019)For many years, patients with tuberculosis had to live in sanitoriums to stop the spread of infection. Treatments included removing ribs and lungs. Read this book to learn more about the history of the infectious disease known as the white death.
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Bubonic Plague: How the Black Death Changed History
Barbara Krasner
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)The bubonic plague is a disease spread by fleas that live on rats. Outbreaks of the disease killed millions of people. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Measles: How a Contagious Rash Changed History
Mark K. Lewis
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2019)Measles is an infectious rash that killed millions of people every year before a vaccine was created in 1963. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Ebola: How a Viral Fever Changed History
Mark K. Lewis
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2019)Ebola is a highly contagious virus that is spread through bodily fluids. It first appeared in 1976 and has spread across sub-Saharan Africa. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Malaria: How a Parasite Changed History
Jeanne Marie Ford
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes. Millions of people are infected by malaria each year. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Smallpox: How a Pox Changed History
Janie Havemeyer
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)For thousands of years, smallpox was one of the world's most feared diseases. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.
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Infected!
Jeanne Marie Ford, Janie Havemeyer, Barbara Krasner
Hardcover (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2019)Deadly diseases have killed millions of people throughout history, but modern medicine has discovered ways to fight back. Infected! explores how deadly diseases have shaped human history. Readers will learn how scientific discoveries have improved the treatment of these diseases.
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Infected!
Jeanne Marie Ford, Janie Havemeyer, Barbara Krasner
Hardcover (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)Tiny bacteria, viruses, and parasites have caused hundreds of millions of deaths. They have also spurred amazing advances in medicine and altered the course of history. Epidemics and pandemics of the past help scientists today. Learn the shudder-inducing details of how these diseases work, plus get the context of these diseases in culture and history. These high-interest topics hook readers and skillfully weave in history and science content that meets STEM curriculum and NGSS related to the application of science.
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