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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile Literature Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Suzanne Jurmain |
| ISBN: | 9780618965816 0618965815 |
| OCLC Number: | 308199301 |
| Awards: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 |
| Description: | 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Meeting the monster -- "Feeding the fishes" -- Plans -- Going nowhere -- The first clue? -- Bugs -- "I have no such thing" -- Delirious? -- "Did the mosquito do it?" -- "Doctor, are you sick?"-- Sorting it out -- Problems -- "We are doing it for medical science" -- Testing times -- More bugs -- Celebration. |
| Responsibility: | by Suzanne Jurmain. |
Abstract:
Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease.
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