Smallpox (Epidemics: Deadly Diseases Throughout History)

Ridgway, Tom

 
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Synopsis

Only thirty years ago, smallpox was killing three million people a year. Those who didn't die were left with horrible scars all over their faces. This book discusses all aspects of this disease, which terrorized the world for so many years, and covers everything from the Hindi goddess of smallpox to the spread of the virus to the New World to the symptoms of the disease and the history of the smallpox vaccine.

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"Middle Schoolers will be fascinated, brimming with glossy, full-color images of each disease. The science is explained so well that glossaries are almost unnecessary. A must read"

"An excellent resource for beginning middle-and high-school researchers wanting a quick overview, this readable series is amply illustrated. RECOMMENDED"

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ISBN 10:  143588700X ISBN 13:  9781435887008
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group, 2001
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