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Plagues and pandemics /

With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos and graphic panels, this book uncovers the hidden truths about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Messner, Kate (Author)
Other Authors: Koch, Falynn, 1985- (Illustrator), Messner, Ella (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Children's Books, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Messner, Kate. History smashers.
Subjects:
Epidemics > History > Juvenile literature.
Plague > History > Juvenile literature.
Diseases and history > Juvenile literature.
Communicable diseases > History > Juvenile literature.
Black Death > Juvenile literature.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Juvenile literature.
Epidemics.
Plague.
Diseases and history.
Communicable diseases > History.
Black Death.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Modern.
Table of Contents:
  • Ancient ailments
  • The Black Death
  • The scourge of smallpox
  • Fever and mosquitoes
  • King cholera
  • Tuberculosis ... and new ideas about germs
  • A deadly flu
  • The battle against polio
  • The new germs in town
  • Preventing the next pandemic.