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
PublicationNew York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Description150 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 noteIncludes 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 formOnline version: Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982- Plague-busters! New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2023 9781547606047
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formJuvenile works.
Genre/formInformational works.
LCCN 2022059202
ISBN9781547606030 hardcover
ISBN1547606037 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book