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Big ideas that changed the world volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
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Louis was born at a time when doctors were still trying to figure out what made people sick. As an adult his curiosity led him to discover that microbes cause illness, and his research resulted in the vaccines that have saved countless lives around the world. This book covers his story for young readers, and features a fact and photo section at the back--Adapted from back cover.
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