epidemics

"A rare and deadly disease, Ebola is one of a number of different viruses that have "jumped" from animals to humans. This informative book shows how scientists studied the virus and began working on treatments and vaccines that will not only make Ebola less deadly, but will further the knowledge of other diseases"--Provided by publisher.

Eradicating smallpox was one of the great medical success stories in human history. The disease once killed large numbers of people, but vaccination programs brought case numbers to zero by the 1970s. This book explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated.

Polio once frightened parents every summer. The disease could suddenly leave children paralyzed. But in the 1950s, scientists developed a vaccine that nearly eliminated the disease. This book explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated.

Influenza has caused several . . . pandemics. Milder forms also appear yearly as the seasonal flu. Hundreds of thousands of people die each year from influenza. This book explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated.

"This title uses a then-and-now approach to compare the spread of the influenza virus in the 1918 pandemic with that of SARS-CoV-2 in the COVID-19 pandemic. . . Photographs and content-packed sidebars will help readers explore how these two crises have impacted the world"--Provided by publisher.

"This title uses a then-and-now approach to compare the government response to the 1918 influenza pandemic with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. . . Photographs and content-packed sidebars will help readers explore how these two crises have impacted the world"--Provided by publisher.

". . . a novel of art, time, love, and plague that takes the reader from an island off Vancouver in 1912 to a dark colony of the moon three hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and planets"--Provided by publisher.

"The bubonic plague has been responsible for some of the deadliest pandemics in history. One of them, known as the Black Death, killed millions of people in the 1300s CE. [This book] explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated"--Google Books.

Focuses on the Black Death and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.