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A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #3

Don Brown

A Shot in the Arm! maps the development of vaccination from smallpox to the COVID-19 pandemic and examines efforts to limit infectious disease. It discusses measles, polio, rabies, cholera, and influenza, along with the immune system and the discovery of bacteria. It also covers the anti-vaccination movement. The historical figures named include Edward Jenner, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Louis Pasteur, and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

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Themes
History · Medicine And Health · Science
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Abrams Fanfare
Published
April 20, 2021
Pages
138
ISBN-13
9781419750014
Language
English
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