Bibliograph

Pandemics

Type

Label

Pandemics

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 5-11

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pandemics

Oclc number

1012686709

Series statement

World Book's library of natural disasters

Summary

"A discussion of pandemics, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant pandemics and other disease outbreaks from history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What is a pandemic? -- What causes infectious diseases? -- How do microorganisms multiply and survive? -- How do infectious diseases spread? -- How do microorganisms affect human beings? -- Why do pandemics occur? -- Population changes and pandemics -- The course of a pandemic -- The Black Death -- Cholera pandemics -- Stages of a pandemic -- Pandemic! -- The influenza pandemic, 1918-1919 -- HIV and AIDS -- Preventing a pandemic -- SARS -- Avian influenza -- Swine flu -- Ebola, the next pandemic? -- Zika

Target audience

juvenile

Classification