Deadly disease trilogy
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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
One hundred years ago, a mysterious and alarming illness spread across America's South, striking tens of thousands of victims. No one knew what caused it or how to treat it. People were left weak, disfigured, insane, and in some cases, dead.
Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated...
Award-winning science and history writer Gail Jarrow tracks this disease, commonly known as pellagra, and highlights how doctors, scientists, and public health officials finally defeated it. Illustrated...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the efforts of doctors to halt the spread of the plague during the 1900 outbreak in San Francisco, discussing how political leaders tried to keep the epidemic from being publicized and the scientists working to unlock the secrets of the disease.