Bubonic Plague

by Barbara Krasner

Published 1 January 2019
The bubonic plague is a disease spread by fleas that live on rats. Outbreaks of the disease killed millions of people. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.


Deadly diseases have killed millions of people throughout history, but modern medicine has discovered ways to fight back. Infected! explores how deadly diseases have shaped human history. Readers will learn how scientific discoveries have improved the treatment of these diseases.

Deadly diseases have killed millions of people throughout history, but modern medicine has discovered ways to fight back. Infected! explores how deadly diseases have shaped human history. Readers will learn how scientific discoveries have improved the treatment of these diseases.

Malaria

by Jeanne Marie Ford

Published 1 January 2019
Malaria is spread by infected mosquitoes. Millions of people are infected by malaria each year. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

Influenza

by Barbara Krasner

Published 1 January 2019
The influenza epidemic in 1918 killed more people than World War I. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease.

Smallpox

by Janie Havemeyer

Published 1 January 2019
For thousands of years, smallpox was one of the world's most feared diseases. Read this book to learn more about the history of this infectious disease and how it was eventually eradicated.