| ID | 011423 |
| Call Number | 614.49/WAL |
| Title Proper | Epidemics and plagues |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Walker, Richard |
| Publication | London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2006. |
| Description | 64p Black and Green Spine |
| Series | Kingfisher Knowledge |
| Note | Explore the killer diseases of the world past and present, explaining how they spread rapidly to affect huge numbers of people at a time. |
| Note | Chapeter one: Death and disease
First epidemics
Body defences
Disease detectives
Childhood diseases
Bad eating
Famine and blight
Summary
Chapter two: Plagues and pestilence
The Black Death
Medieval sickness
The Great Pox
Vulnerable to attack
Plague in London
Summary
Chapter three: Old and new
White death
Pandemic cholera
Public health
Endemic diseases
Colds and flu
Fatal flu
Beating smallpox
Germ warfare
Hiv and AIDS
Future epidemics
Summary
Glossary
Index |
| Standard Number | 0753413760 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.150(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 614.49 |
| Key Words | Epidemics |