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Plagues, pox, and pestilence

by Richard Platt

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Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare diseases as leprosy, cholera, and bubonic plague.

EpidemicsTransmissionHistoryCommunicable diseasesAnimals as carriers of diseaseCommunicable diseases, juvenile literatureJuvenile literature