When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, Aids

Author(s): Frampton, David Giblin, James Cross Publisher: Harper Trophy Format: Paperback List Price:  Rs. 437 Category: Health ISBN-10: 0064461955 Language: English Pages: 212 Dimensions: 9.02" l x 6.01" w x 0.67" h Age Range: 12+

Overview:

Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the Bubonic Plague, smallpox, and AIDS--chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned.SC 211 pages.