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Bezig met laden... Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded Americadoor Gail Jarrow
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A descriptive and compelling narrative of the spread of bubonic plague. Jarrow vividly describes how public health doctors worked tirelessly to uncover the source of the plague, how the disease spread, and how some political leaders tried to keep its spread to the United States secret. FAQs, Glossary, Timeline, Author’s Note, Source Notes, Bibliography, Index. I learned a lot by reading this book. But it took me a while to get through it. It is thoroughly researched and documented. There are cool primary source materials incorporated in the text and some gross out plague photos! The historical perspectives of epidemics and plague outbreaks over time gave a lot of insight and the fact that there are still some incidents today! So, when I first picked up this book I thought "The Bubonic Plague came to America?" Then I was double surprised when I learned that it came to America in the 1900's! How had I not heard about this?! And then I was completely blown away when I read that people have died from the bubonic plague in the US as recently as 2014!!! I loved reading about the history of the plague and the journey scientists made to finally discover it's source and eventually how to immunize for it. Today there are antibiotics that will save a person's life if it is caught early enough. I loved how many photos there were in this book! The author did a fantastic job of making history and science truly enjoyable! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In March 1900, San Francisco's health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world's deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? Bubonic Panic tells the true story of America's first plague epidemic--the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague's secrets. Once again, acclaimed author and scientific expert Gail Jarrow brings the history of a medical mystery to life in vivid and exciting detail for young readers. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author's note, and source notes. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)614.5Technology Medicine and health Public Health Contagious and infectious diseases: specialLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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