Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk

by Connie Goldsmith

Book Overview

Throughout history, several deadly pandemics brought humanity to its knees, killing millions, and recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika took coordinated international efforts to prevent them from spreading. Learn about factors that contribute to the spread of disease by examining past pandemics and epidemics, including the Bubonic Plague, smallpox Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika. Examine case studies of potential pandemic diseases, like SARS and cholera,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512452157
• ISBN13: 9781512452150
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary