plague

"Cat is desperate to find a way to stop Cartaxus and the plague, but to do so, she'll have to face her most devastating enemy yet"--Provided by publisher.

"Between 1347 and 1350 a horrifying disease spread by fleas and rats emerged in Asia and raged eastward. Encircling Europe in a deadly noose, the most lethal pandemic in world history killed untold millions of people. Bubonic Plague and the Black Death explores the causes, the spread, the effects on people's lives, as well as efforts to treat the disease and halt its spread"--Provided by publisher.

Infectious diseases such as COVID, plague, influenza, tuberculosis, smallpox, and HIV have wiped out tens of millions of people around the globe. In addition, they have left millions more suffering from chronic health problems or permanent disabilities. Overall, most experts agree that infectious diseases will continue to be a major health threat in the future. This is because existing diseases are extremely difficult to get rid of, and also because new diseases continually emerge.

"While the coronavirus COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the 'Black Death,' spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed . . . 50 million lives by the time it officially ended. [The] author . . . takes readers back to these . . . years, explaining just how this pandemic began, how society reacted to the disease, and the impact it left on the world"--Amazon.

"As we learn more about COVID-19, we may be curious about pandemics of the past. Knowing how humans fought diseases long ago may help us face those of today. In this [book] filled with facts, pictures, and diagrams about diseases--from plague to smallpox to polio to flu . . . brings voices from the past to life in this exploration of the deadliest diseases of then and now"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a history of how the United States has responded to outbreaks of contagious disease throughout history, from small pox to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the government's response, pushback from the public, how rules and regulations have changed, and what the government has learned and failed to learn.

This title focuses on the AIDS crisis and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.

This title focuses on the Typhoid epidemic and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.

This title focuses on the Spanish Flu and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.

This title focuses on the Ebola outbreak and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact.