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Viruses and pandemics

Wright, Ros2021
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This book is about viruses and was written during the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about bacteria and viruses - from the common cold to smallpox, polio, Ebola and the Zika virus. Then meet some of the scientists who discovered ways to prevent these diseases, and those who are working with viruses today.
Main title:
Viruses and pandemics / Ros Wright ; illustrated by Guy Harvey.
Author:
Wright, Ros, authorHarvey, Guy, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2021.©2021
Collation:
110 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
CEFR level: B1+.
Contents:
Body parts and symptoms1: An introduction to microbiology2: Common viruses and childhood diseases3: Serious diseases4: Treatment and prevention5: Working with viruses6: Pandemics in history7: Pandemics and public health8: Viruses and languages9: Viruses, diseases and culture10: Virus survivors and success stories.
ISBN:
02414931619780241493168 (paperback)9780241493168
Dewey class:
614.58428.64
Language:
English
BRN:
3086425
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