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Plague! : epidemics and scourges through the ages / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farndon, John, author.
- Series:
- Farndon, John. Sickening history of medicine series.
- The sickening history of medicine
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epidemics--History--Juvenile literature.
- Epidemics.
- Communicable diseases--History--Juvenile literature.
- Communicable diseases.
- Black Death--History--Juvenile literature.
- Black Death.
- Tuberculosis--History--Juvenile literature.
- Tuberculosis.
- Smallpox--History--Juvenile literature.
- Smallpox.
- Typhus fever--History--Juvenile literature.
- Typhus fever.
- Cholera--History--Juvenile literature.
- Cholera.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Hungry Tomato, [2017]
- Summary:
- "This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The oldest killer
- Deadly blisters
- The black death
- The great plague
- The white plague
- The pox
- Napoleon's nightmare
- Cholera
- Yellow fever
- Spanish flu
- Terrible times
- Gruesome symptoms.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "Epidemics and scourges through the ages"--Cover.
- "Original edition copyright 2016 by Hungry Tomato Ltd."--Preliminary page.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5124-2709-8
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