Plague / Donald Emmeluth ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David Heymann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emmeluth, Donald.

Contributor:

Tobias Wagner Library Fund.

Series:

Deadly diseases and epidemics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plague--Popular works.

Plague.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Chelsea House, [2010]

Summary:

Bubonic plague occurs in more than 20 countries worldwide, and is endemic to the American Southwest. Caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, plague is transmitted by fleas and carried by animals such as squirrels, cats, rats, and prairie dogs. Symptoms include fever and swelling of the lymph nodes; untreated cases can spread to the lungs, bloodstream, and central nervous system and cause rapid death. Plague, Second Edition looks at the disease's symptoms and transmission, treatment, and recent research.

Deadly diseases affect everyone. Although not all cases are fatal, each disease causes a degree of harm and discomfort to those whom it afflicts and sometimes can have long-lasting consequences. Each book in the series Deadly Diseases and Epidemics takes the reader through all aspects of a disease—from its history and causes or method of infection to its treatment and prevention. The books provide a foundation for understanding the basics of microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology.

Contents:

Historical overview

Causes of the plague

Cats, rats, prairie dogs, and squirrels

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

The problems of antibiotic resistance

Concerns for the future

Hopes for the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tobias Wagner Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781604132373

160413237X

OCLC:

369134684

Publisher Number:

99935586957