Outbreak Disease Detectives at Work |
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| Author:
| Friedlander, Mark P. |
| Foreword by:
| Kurland, Leonard T. |
| Series title: | Discovery! Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-2860-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Lerner Publications |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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What happens when a strange new sickness starts affecting a lot of people all at once? The Centre for Disease Control is called to investigate and discover what is making people sick. The people that do all the detective work are called epidemiologists. This fascinating book takes a look at the major plagues and epidemics that have happened throughout the world in the last century, and reveals the men and women responsible for stopping and slowing the viruses, bacteria and parasites...
More DescriptionWhat happens when a strange new sickness starts affecting a lot of people all at once? The Centre for Disease Control is called to investigate and discover what is making people sick. The people that do all the detective work are called epidemiologists. This fascinating book takes a look at the major plagues and epidemics that have happened throughout the world in the last century, and reveals the men and women responsible for stopping and slowing the viruses, bacteria and parasites that cause such outbreaks. Ages 10 and up.