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Deadly Diseases

by Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles   |  Ages 9-12
$9.64
Deadly Diseases
Deadly Diseases

Gruesome details of history's most lethal illnesses.

If you're a fan of the weirdly fascinating and have a strong stomach for gory details, "Deadly Diseases" could be a fascinating read for you. It's like a horror movie in the form of scientific facts, making learning about history and microbiology unexpectedly captivating — and certainly not for the faint-hearted!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles   |  Ages 9-12
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ISBN: 9780439944465
Authors: Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles
Publisher: Scholastic
Date of Publication: 2008-02-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science
Related Topics: Medicine, Popular Science, Health, Biology, Education
Goodreads rating: 4.23
(rated by 810 readers)

Description

It's science with the squishy bits left in! What happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea? Why does deadly cholera make your skin turn blue? Which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria? Get the awful answers in "Deadly Diseases".
 

Gruesome details of history's most lethal illnesses.

If you're a fan of the weirdly fascinating and have a strong stomach for gory details, "Deadly Diseases" could be a fascinating read for you. It's like a horror movie in the form of scientific facts, making learning about history and microbiology unexpectedly captivating — and certainly not for the faint-hearted!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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