Contagious category: 114 books
by Wilson Maiyo Ph.D
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease which is marked by fever and severe hemorrhage; it spreads through contact with infected body fluids such as blood or other secretions from an infected person (or body of ‘host’), either directly or indirectly through contaminated surfaces, needles...
by Joseph Spark
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
"Facts You Need to Know About the Ebola Crisis": Get calm, read the facts and prepare yourself against Ebola.
The Ebola Virus Disease otherwise known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EVF) is a disease that has in recent times caused a global scale pandemonium with its outbreak and fatal...
by Adalia Cervantes
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Gonorrhea (gon-uh-REE-uh) affects over 700,000 individuals in the United States of America every year, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted disease. Especially in women, an untreated case of gonorrhea may cause serious scarring of the reproductive system. Around the globe, over 100...
Outbreak!
50 Tales of Epidemics that Terrorized the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
From ancient scourges to modern-day pandemics!
Throughout history--even recent history--highly contagious, deadly, and truly horrible epidemics have swept through cities, countrysides, and even entire countries. Outbreak! catalogs fifty of those incidents in gruesome detail, including:
The...
The Zika Prevention Handbook
Everything You Need To Know To Stay Safe
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
As the Zika virus continues to spread throughout North America, people need answers. What are the origins of this virus? How does it spread? Should we be concerned? How can we stop the spread of infected mosquitos? With the increasing prevalence of Zika, concrete answers are needed now more than ever...
Understanding Ebola
What the CDC Wants You to Know Now
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
What is Ebola? What are the symptoms? How dangerous is it? In light of the recent Ebola outbreak, a lot of confusion and misinformation has been thrown around. Understanding Ebola provides rational information concerning this often misunderstood, contagious disease. The facts in this book come directly...
Amy Has A Rash
Chickenpox
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Felix runs to Amy with his magical doctor suitcase bag. Amy’s body is covered with red pimples. Booboo told her that she had chickenpox. Felix and all the magical instruments, except View, had already caught this disease. Amy and View will have to be brave against the virus. Read this story to know...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Here’s to opening the medicinal world to your children. This book is intended to all the kids out there who must learn a thing or two about proper hygiene and how to avoid diseases. This Children’s Disease Book is a reference guide to make your children aware of common diseases, how to not get near them and ways to cure them. Get a copy now!
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Everybody has had the flu at least once in their life. It’s one of the most common diseases known to man. In order to understand what the disease does to your body, you first have to learn its origins. And that’s what this book is all about. Written especially for young learners, this book is easy to understand and love. Grab a copy today!
Crisis in the Red Zone
The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
The 2013–2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever—but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses—from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, now a National Geographic...
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year
From Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcolm Gladwell, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner about a real-life historical hero, Dr....
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.
Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest...
The Great Influenza
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2005
The definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic. "Monumental"-Chicago Tribune.
At the height of WWI, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed...
Rabid
A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
A maddened creature, frothing at the mouth, lunges at an innocent victim—and, with a bite, transforms its prey into another raving monster. It’s a scenario that underlies our darkest tales of supernatural horror, but its power derives from a very real virus, a deadly scourge known to mankind from...