Deadly diseases
By: Nick Arnold ; illustrated by Tony De Saulles
Contributors: De Saulles, Tony, illustrator
Series: Horrible science; Horrible science
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781407142623
Subjects: Diseases; Juvenile literature
Description: Explores the causes and treatment of a variety of microbial diseases, focusing on the funny, fascinating and horrible aspects. Examples include: what happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea, which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria, and why deadly cholera makes your skin turn blue.
Notes: Originally published: London: Hippo, 2000.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The sickening facts; title: Your battling body; title: Medical miracles; title: Lucky lifesavers; title: Raging plague; title: Cruel cholera; title: Vicious viruses; title: Yellow death; title: Smallpox smashed; title: Nasty newcomers; title: Epilogue : a sickening future?