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Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America
Bubonic Panic: When Plague Invaded America | Gail Jarrow
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In March 1900, San Francisco s health department investigated a strange and horrible death in Chinatown. A man had died of bubonic plague, one of the world s deadliest diseases. But how could that be possible? "Bubonic Panic" tells the true story of America s first plague epidemic the public health doctors who desperately fought to end it, the political leaders who tried to keep it hidden, and the brave scientists who uncovered the plague s secrets. Once again, acclaimed author and scientific expert Gail Jarrow brings the history of a medical mystery to life in vivid and exciting detail for young readers. This title includes photographs and drawings, a glossary, a timeline, further resources, an author s note, and source notes."
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Kelly
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I know too much about the plague already yet want (?!) to know more.

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abbylibrarian
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Gail Jarrow's third medical history mystery is just as captivating as her first two!

Yapha I liked Red Madness the best, this was second for me. 8y
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