Friday, September 19, 2014

TALK ABOUT SICK!

A new nonfiction book takes you into the history if infectious diseases. In Pandemic Survival, It's Why You're Alive by Ann Love and Jane Drake, you learn about viruses, bacteria, and parasites and how they affect the human body. You learn some of the weird cures that have been tried. You learn about the beliefs concerning diseases in the past and how long it took for people to accept what scientists learned about diseases, how to cure them, and how to prevent and control them. While some parts of this book are gross, especially when describing symptoms, you will become fascinated by this history of disease that reaches back to ancient Greece and Rome and comes forward to today. 
You can find this book in the Blogged Books display area on top of the Fiction Section.

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