Petra Miller
1) Ebola
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Pub. Date
2016.
Description
The Ebola virus is highly contagious, spreading through direct contact with blood and bodily fluids. This book outlines previous outbreaks of this very deadly disease and describes the massive efforts to contain the worst outbreak ever, which hit West Africa in 2014 and killed thousands. There is a timeline of the important dates on the detection and treatment of this disease. And there are stories of people who contracted this deadly disease and...
2) Dengue fever
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Dengue fever ranks behind only malaria among diseases spread by insects as a threat to humans. The fight to eliminate the mosquitos that carry the disease has been slowed by environmental concerns and by political indifference. So, it is an emerging disease that is threatening larger sections of the worlds growing population, including parts of the United States. There is a timeline of the history of the disease and of efforts to eradicate it, and...