germ theory of disease

Describes pathogenic microorganisms such as bugs, germs, bacteria, and viruses that cause illness in our bodies. Makes practical suggestions for coping with these tiny organisms.

This book describes scientists' discoveries of microbes (germs), including how they spread; how some of them cause diseases, and how medicines are used to control these diseases.

Rhyming text tells the story of a young girl's visit to the zoo and the illness she spreads to all the animals as a result of neither using a tissue nor nor washing her hands.

Chronicles the development of germ theory over the course of history, looking at various plagues and epidemics, including smallpox, and discussing the discovery of the link between bacteria and disease, viruses, and the emergence of superbugs and prions.