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Patient zero : solving the mysteries of deadly epidemics / Marilee Peters.
"Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases--now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on COVID-19. More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying these diseases and determining how they spread is often a terrifying gamble. Epidemiologists have been ignored, mocked, or silenced all while trying to protect the population and identify "patient zero"--the first person to have contracted the disease, and a key piece in solving the epidemic puzzle. Patient Zero tracks the gripping tales of eight epidemics and pandemics--how they started, how they spread, and the fight to stop them. This revised edition combines a brand-new design with updated information and features diseases such as Spanish Influenza, Ebola, and AIDS, as well as a new chapter on COVID-19."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781773215167
- ISBN: 9781773215150
- ISBN: 1773215167
- ISBN: 1773215159
- Physical Description: 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: Updated edition.
- Publisher: Toronto ; Annick Press, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A note on the second edition -- Introduction: Disease detectives on the case -- A deadly year: the Great Plague of London, 1665 -- Plotting a mystery: the Soho cholera outbreak, 1854 -- Did the mosquito do it? Yellow fever in Cuba, 1900 -- Cooking up trouble: typhoid in New York, 1906 -- World vs. virus: Spanish influenza pandemic, 1918-19 -- Mystery in the jungle: Ebola in Zaire, 1976 -- The new plague: AIDS pandemic, 1980 -- A wake-up call to the world: COVID-19 pandemic, 2000-21 -- Conclusion: Pandemics and the future of disease detection. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1080L Lexile |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic formats. |
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| Genre: | Young adult nonfiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lackawanna County Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Abington Community Library | YOUNG ADULT 614.49 PETERS (Text) | 50687011718031 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
