{"product_id":"outbreak-beth-skwarecki-9781440596278","title":"Outbreak!: 50 Tales of Epidemics That Terrorized the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom ancient scourges to modern-day pandemics \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout history--even recent history--highly contagious, deadly, and truly horrible epidemics have swept through cities, countrysides, and even entire countries. \u003ci\u003eOutbreak \u003c\/i\u003e catalogs fifty of those incidents in gruesome detail, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sweating Sickness that killed 15,000, including Henry VIII's older brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSyphilis, the \"French Disease,\" which spread throughout Europe in the late fifteenth century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe romantic disease: tuberculosis, featured in \u003ci\u003eLa Boheme\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Traviata\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe worldwide outbreak of influenza in 1918, which killed 3 percent of the population\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mysterious appearance of HIV in the 1980s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe devastating spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFrom ancient outbreaks of smallpox and plague to modern epidemics such as SARS and Ebola, the stories capture the mystery and devastation brought on by these diseases. It's a sickeningly fun read that confirms the true definition of \u003ci\u003egoing viral\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Skwarecki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440596271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440596278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adams Media Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Beth Skwarecki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987715981567,"sku":"9781440596278","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff4b5ef9-a769-45d4-84ff-05767a1533bc.jpg?v=1683290576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outbreak-beth-skwarecki-9781440596278","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}