Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Epidemic! : smallpox in the new world by Stephanie True Peters.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Peters, Stephanie True, Epidemic! ; New York : Benchmark Books, 2005Description: ix, 69 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0761416374
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA 644.S6 .P442 2005
Contents:
What is smallpox? -- Smallpox conquers Mexico and South America -- Smallpox erupts in North America -- Smallpox attacked -- The beginning of the end of smallpox.
Summary: Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Reference DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Reference Reference RA 644.S6 .P442 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 002521 Not for loan 3HSL2014002521
Browsing DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center shelves, Shelving location: Reference, Collection: Reference Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
R 131 .K221 2013 Great medical discoveries : an oxford story R 133.5 .L516 2016 Leeches to lasers : a timeline of medicine. R 733 .F669 2013 1001 home remedies & natural cures : RA 644.S6 .P442 2005 Epidemic! : RA 653.5 .H222 2015 The race to end epidemics RA 653.5 .P192 2018 Pandemics. RA 776.75 .J714 2011 Eat yourself young :

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is smallpox? -- Smallpox conquers Mexico and South America -- Smallpox erupts in North America -- Smallpox attacked -- The beginning of the end of smallpox.

Describes the history of smallpox in the Americas, covering the arrival of the Spanish as carriers, its spread throughout the New World, the development of the smallpox vaccine, the elimination of the disease, and its potential use as a terrorist weapon.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.