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"Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to explore some of the worst infectious diseases of all time. The plague has caused the loss of millions and shaped the course of history for the modern world. Together, Annie and Nico explore the history of pandemics and learn about history's most notorious pandemics to better understand today's current health crisis."--
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"A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social...
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Epidemics and pandemics: real tales of deadly diseases tells the tale of five of history's most critical contagions and the havoc these diseases wreaked across the globe, including the bubonic plague, yellow fever, smallpox, Spanish influenza, and AIDS. This nonfiction book for early middle schoolers whets their appetites for history by combining real-life horror stories with primary sources and rich language.
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Weaving together evolutionary microbiology, economics, military strategy, ecology, and ancient and modern medicine, author Rosen tells of history's first pandemic--a plague seven centuries before the Black Death that killed tens of millions, devastated the empires of Persia and Rome, left victims from Ireland to Iraq, and opened the way for the armies of Islam. Emperor Justinian had reunified Rome's fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals...
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"Plagues upon the Earth is a history of human civilization and the germs that have shaped its course. At every stage in our species' past, micro-organisms have had macro-effects on the development of human societies. Kyle Harper proposes the first history of human disease to make full use of a radical new source of evidence: pathogen genomes as a biological archive and window into prehistoric times. We can now begin to reconstruct the natural history...
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In this New York Times best-seller, Norman F. Cantor digs through the medical evidence and concludes that the Black Death of the 14th century was probably two diseases at once: bubonic plague and anthrax. He shows how these diseases affected the masses as well as individuals, and thus altered history. Concise, informative, and touched with dark humor, this book is a startlingly fresh view of a frightening epidemic.
13) Aids crisis
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"This title focuses on the AIDS crisis and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact"--Provided by publisher.
14) Spanish flu
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This title focuses on the Spanish Flu and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact. This hi-lo title is complete with gripping and historical photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
15) Ebola outbreak
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This title focuses on the Ebola outbreak and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact. This hi-lo title is complete with gripping and historical photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.
16) Black Death
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This title focuses on the Black Death and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact. This hi-lo title is complete with gripping and historical photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
18) Bubonic plague
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"The story of how the Black Death ravaged Europe in the 14th century."--From source other than the Library of Congress.
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Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read." School Library Journal...
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"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. The Bubonic Plague explores the history and science behind this disease, as well as how it's treated. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources,...