Book Details
Pandemic Planet gives young readers a clear, insightful, non-alarmist introduction to viruses and pandemics.Covid-19 has changed our world almost beyond recognition, but viruses and pandemics have always been with us. Pandemic Planet explores how we define pandemics, describes pandemics through the ages, from the Black Death to SARS, and assesses how we can arm ourselves against them, both at an individual and a global level.The matter-of-fact, clear and non-alarmist approach will reassure anxious readers. The book also looks at how we can learn from pandemics, as well as revealing some unexpectedly positive outcomes.The author, Anna Claybourne, is an award-winning science writer.Contents:1: Worldwide crisis2: What does 'pandemic' mean?3: Germs and diseases4: Pandemics of the past5: CASE STUDY: The Black Death6: Immunity7: The early stages8: Out of control9: CASE STUDY: The 1918-19 flu pandemic10: Lockdown!11: Pandemic problems12: CASE STUDY: Covid-1913: Finding a solution14: Back to normal15: Preventing and preparing16: What can you do?17: Antibiotics alert!18: CASE STUDY: Antibiotic-resistant TB19: Pandemic planet?20: The positives21: Glossary22: Further reading23: Index
- Binding Hardcover
- Author/s Claybourne, Anna
- ISBN13 9781445180700
- ISBN10 1445180707
- Published 2021
- Language English
Pandemic Planet : How diseases impact our world (and what you can do to help stop their spread)
- Author Anna Claybourne
- Publisher
- ISBN 9781445180700
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