Diptheria

von Phillip Margulies

64 Seiten, Hardcover, ab 10 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Diseases that we no longer consider dangerous were some of the most deadly diseases of their time. Diphtheria, a disease that caused breathing difficulties, suffocation, heart failure, and paralysis, was one of the most feared killers during the 1800s. During the peak years of diphtheria epidemics, 150,000 people a year became infected, and 15,000 of those died. The discovery of a treatment for diphtheria is one of modern medicine's greatest success stories, told here in gripping style. Once called "the strangling angel of children," diphtheria has become a rarity in the developed world, even as the fight against it continues in Africa, Asia, and Central America.

• ISBN: 9781404202535
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.12.2004
• Größe: 240 x 174 mm
• Verlag: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 10 Jahre