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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Louis was born at a time when doctors were still trying to figure out what made people sick. As a teen, he discovered a love for science. As an adult, his curiosity led him to discover that microbes cause illnesses, and his groundbreaking research resulted in the creation of vaccines that have saved countless lives around the world. This amazing story of one of the fathers of modern medicine features a fact and photo section at the back."--
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English
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"A Shot in the Arm!, book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease. Beginning with smallpox-perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date-and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and influenza. The book is narrated...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Vaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific diseases. Public health officials recommend a series of vaccines for all children, as well as some vaccines for teenagers and adults. But not everyone gets the vaccines they need. Many poor nations don't have the resources to deliver vaccines to every community. Some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated because they don't believe...
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