{"product_id":"plague-busters-lindsey-fitzharris-9781547606030","title":"Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmallpox! Rabies! Black Death!\u003c\/i\u003e Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome-but the remedies were even worse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter explores the story of a disease, including the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris lays out the facts with her trademark wit, and Adrian Teal adds humor with cartoons and caricatures drawn in pitch black and blood red. Diseases covered in this book include bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, cholera, and scurvy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to centuries of sickness and a host of history's most determined plague-busters, this riveting book features everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's deadliest diseases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsey Fitzharris, Adrian Teal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1547606037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547606030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.14w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 96","brand":"Lindsey Fitzharris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130233221375,"sku":"9781547606030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ade33630-a343-4ce3-9f9e-837e3fcde778.jpg?v=1687468279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plague-busters-lindsey-fitzharris-9781547606030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}