Plague-busters! : medicine's battles with history's deadliest diseases / Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal ; illustrated by Adrian Teal.
| Author/creator | Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982- author. |
| Other author | Teal, Adrian, author, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2023. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 150 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Medicine's battles with history's deadliest diseases |
| Contents | Introduction -- Plague, or the black death -- Smallpox, or the speckled monster -- Rabies, or hydrophobia -- Tuberculosis, or consumption -- Cholera, or the blue death -- Scurvy, or the plague of the sea -- Afterword: a "Nobel" pursuit. |
| Abstract | "This book delves into several illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations. Each chapter explores the history of a specific disease, detailing the symptoms, cures, and medical breakthroughs that it spawned"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Interest age level | Ages 8-12 Bloomsbury Children's Books. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 4-6 Bloomsbury Children's Books. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982- Plague-busters! New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2023 9781547606047 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2022059202 |
| ISBN | 9781547606030 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1547606037 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |