Plague! : epidemics and scourges through the ages / / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean
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| Autore: |
Farndon John
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| Titolo: |
Plague! : epidemics and scourges through the ages / / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, MN : , : Hungry Tomato, , [2017] |
| ©2017 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 616.009 |
| Soggetto topico: | Epidemics - History |
| Communicable diseases - History | |
| Black Death - History | |
| Tuberculosis - History | |
| Smallpox - History | |
| Typhus fever - History | |
| Cholera - History | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | DeanVenitia <1976-> |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| "Epidemics and scourges through the ages"--Cover. | |
| "Original edition copyright 2016 by Hungry Tomato Ltd."--Preliminary page. | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction --The oldest killer -- Deadly blisters -- The black death -- The great plague -- The white plague -- The pox -- Napoleon's nightmare -- Cholera -- Yellow fever -- Spanish flu -- Terrible times -- Gruesome symptoms. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible."-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Plague |
| ISBN: | 1-5124-2709-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154919203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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