Deadly invaders
Subtitle: virus outbreaks around the world, from Marburg fever to avian flu
By: Denise Grady
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780753459959
Subjects: Marburg virus; Emerging infectious diseases; Virus diseases; Avian influenza; Juvenile literature; Diseases
Description: New York Times science journalist Grady movingly recounts and contextualizes her 2005 visit to Angola to report on the Marburg virus epidemic. She explains and defines the virus and also briefly covers six other epidemics (avian flu, HIV/AIDS, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, West Nile disease, SARS, and monkeypox).
Notes: "A New York times book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-122) and index.
Table of contents: title: An emerging threat; title: The Marburg story; title: Seven deadly diseases; title: Epilogue.