Epidemic. (©2000)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Epidemic. (©2000)
- Main Title:
- Epidemic
- Further Information:
- Note: Written by Brian Ward ; chief editorial consultant, Rob DeSalle.
- Other Names:
- Ward, Brian R
American Museum of Natural History. - Contents:
- What is an epidemic? -- How an epidemic evolves -- Continental spread -- The Plague -- Fighting infection -- Epidemics and the city -- Food poisoning -- Water and raw foods -- Cholera -- TB : the coughing plague -- Lepers and leprosy -- Outsmarting the smallpox virus -- Raging rabies -- Coughs and colds -- Influenza -- Attacking the brain -- Childhood diseases -- Minor plagues -- Deadly bugs -- Dealing with worms -- Malaria -- Fungal attack -- Friendly fungi -- Nature's medicine cabinet -- Animal plagues -- Hot viruses and superbugs -- HIV and AIDS -- Germ warfare -- The continuing war.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Dorling Kindersley, in association with the American Museum of Natural History
- Publication Date:
- 2000
- Copyright Date:
- 2000
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (63 pages), illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
- Subjects:
- 614.4/9
Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's / Teenage)
Diseases
Epidemics
Medicine
Educational: Sciences, General Science
Epidemics -- History -- Juvenile literature
Medicine -- History -- Juvenile literature
Epidemics -- History
Medicine -- History
Epidemics -- History -- Juvenile literature
Epidemics -- Prevention
Epidemics
Electronic books
History
Juvenile works - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780756668068
0756668069
9781405344661
1405344660 - Related ISBNs:
- 0789462966
9780789462961
0789462974
9780789462978
0789469898
9780789469892
0751328715
9780751328714 - Notes:
- Note: Print version record.
- Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.108235
- Ingest File:
- 04_005.xml