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Author:
Ward, Brian
Series:
Eyewitness books
Published:
DK Publishing 2000
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Lexile measure:
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For as along as people have lived together in communities, infectious disease has been a part of everyday life. The fascinating story of disease-causing microbes, bacteria, and viruses crosses every area of human existence from medicine, social history, and geography to art and natural history. This unique guide takes you on a compelling journey through time and into the future, from the plagues of the Ancient Egyptians to the laboratories of the twenty-first century. Written by science and medical expert Brian Ward and produced in association with The American Museum of Natural History, Epidemicis one of the few in-depth explorations of this extraordinary subject for the ordinary reader.

Discover the battle against epidemics from the Black Death and smallpox to the modern superbug.

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Street Date:
8/15/2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780756668068
Lexile code:
IG: Illustrated Guide
Lexile measure:
1090

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Brian Ward. (2000). Epidemic. DK Publishing.

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Brian Ward. 2000. Epidemic. DK Publishing.

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Discover the battle against epidemics from the Black Death and smallpox to the modern superbug.

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Discover the battle against epidemics from the Black Death and smallpox to the modern superbug.

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