Traces the history, current issues, and future of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare genetic disorder that effects the brain and is part of the same group of illnesses as "mad cow disease.".
Presents an overview of malaria, covering its history, scope, diagnosis, treatment, research, and prevention; and includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.
While conducting research for a school paper on smallpox, Mitty finds an envelope containing 100-year-old smallpox scabs and fears that he has infected himself and all of New York City.
An overview of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that explains what it is and how it is diagnosed and describes life with the disease and the search for a cure.
Traces the history of botulism, discussing how the poison was discovered, how it has impacted world history, what the different types of botulism are, and how it can be treated.
Describes a dangerous new strain of E. coli, called O157:H7, which appeared in 1982, how it is spread via contaminated meat, milk, vegetables, water, or person to person, the symptoms of the disease, and the methods used to handle outbreaks.
