Biohazards: Humanity's Battle With Infectious Disease

Biohazards: Humanity's Battle With Infectious Disease (Science and Technology in Focus)
by Sean M. Grady (Author), John Tabak (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 182 pages
* Publisher: Facts on File; 1 edition (February 28, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0816046875

Book Description
Grade 9 Up–This accessible work carefully examines the bacteria and viruses that make up a significant part of our world. The threat of bioterrorism; the risks of international travel; the spread, control, and treatment of such newly important diseases as anthrax, hantavirus, and HIV/AIDS, as well as historical ones like the Black Plague and smallpox, are clearly discussed. Black-and-white photos offer a variety of contemporary and historical images that include the Ebola virus, a photo of Louis Pasteur, and a polio patient in an iron lung. Thorough further reading and Web sites make this a first choice for research.

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