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Plagues, pox, and pestilence / written by Richard Platt ; illustrated by John Kelly.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa:London : Kingfisher, c2011.Whakaahuatanga: 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780753431689
  • 0753431688
  • 9780753466872
  • 0753466872
  • 9780753431689
  • 0753431688
Ngā marau: DDC classification:
  • 614.4/09 23
Summary: A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that cause them. The book features case histories of specific epidemics, eyewitness' accounts from the rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread diseases, plus plenty of fascinating facts and figures on the biggest and worst afflictions. Illustrated throughout with brilliantly entertaining artworks and endearing characters, you'll be entertained by a cabinet war room showing the war on germs, a rogues' gallery highlighting the worst offenders, the very deadliest diseases examined under the microscope and much more.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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Includes index.

A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that cause them. The book features case histories of specific epidemics, eyewitness' accounts from the rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread diseases, plus plenty of fascinating facts and figures on the biggest and worst afflictions. Illustrated throughout with brilliantly entertaining artworks and endearing characters, you'll be entertained by a cabinet war room showing the war on germs, a rogues' gallery highlighting the worst offenders, the very deadliest diseases examined under the microscope and much more.

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