Overview
Updated to include the most recent breakthroughs First published in 1998, Invisible Enemies has been updated to reflect new medical and social developments. Here are the surprisingly fascinating stories of seven diseases that changed the course of human history: - the ravages of AIDS in Africa, Asia, and other locations- the bioterror threat posed by smallpox eradication- a primitive yet effective new measure for fighting cholera in India- an important new drug to treat malaria- and more.Illustrated with over fifty reproductions of photographs, newspaper cartoons, public health posters, and the like, Invisible Enemies is an intense and intriguing mix of history, biography, and biology.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeanette Farrell
Publisher: Square Fish
Imprint: Square Fish
ISBN: 9781250057037
ISBN 10: 1250057035
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 December 2016
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Reviews
A Scientific American Young Readers Book Award Winner A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book * Seven infectious diseases are covered in this excellent book. . . . As exciting as any work of fiction. . . . A riveting account. -- School Library Journal , starred review * An absorbing and immensely readable account of humankind's age-old battle with the mighty microorganisms that have changed history. . . . Farrell explains the science vividly and clearly but also spins a good yarn. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , starred review Superb. The author has an amazing ability to combine exciting storytelling and accurate scientific explanation to captivate students. -- VOYA Seven major killers are discussed here in up-to-date, straightforward essays, about 30 pages for each, with four or five images of worthies, posters, cartoons and the like. The emphasis is historical and clinical: what happened, what still happens and what is done for it. -- Scientific American Illustrates the hope and confusion, the logic and paranoia that humankind has experienced when confronting terrifying diseases. . . . What makes this book particularly powerful is Farrell's gift for capturing the small moments that expose humanity's best and worst side. . . . Fascinating reading as well as a revealing look at the intersection of science and social studies. -- Booklist
Author Information
As a girl, Jeanette Farrell worked on weekends at a tuberculosis sanatorium in Kentucky founded by her father. After graduating from college, she volunteered for a leprosy relief agency in India. She has recently completed her medical residency in Seattle, Washington, where she lives with her husband and two children.
