Catalog Search Results
Showing Results using Keyword index
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"Smallpox! Rabies! Black Death! Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome-but the remedies were even worse. Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter explores the story of a disease, including the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling...
3) The great mortality: an intimate history of the Black Death, the most devastating plague of all time
Author
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the Great Plague that devastated Asia and Europe in the fourteenth century, documenting the experiences of people who lived during its height while describing the decline of moral boundaries that also marked the period.
Author
Series
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Join modern-day kids Annie and Nico as they travel through time and discover the history of the worst pandemic the world has seen. The plague, a very contagious infections disease transmitted by fleas, has been synonymous with death for thousands of years. Appearing in immense pandemics, it has led to the deaths of tens of millions of people in the past and has deeply impacted humanity.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola. This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever--but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses--from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, soon to be a National Geographic original miniseries. This time, Ebola started with a two-year-old child who likely had contact with a wild creature and whose entire family quickly...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request