Pandemic Planet

An important look at viruses and pandemics, what they are, how they spread and how we deal with them

Informationen zum Autor Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping. Klappentext An important look at viruses and pandemics, what they are, how they spread and how we deal with them Zusammenfassung An important look at viruses and pandemics, what they are, how they spread and how we deal with them Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Worldwide crisis 2: What does 'pandemic' mean? 3: Germs and diseases 4: Pandemics of the past 5: CASE STUDY: The Black Death 6: Immunity 7: The early stages 8: Out of control 9: CASE STUDY: The 1918-19 flu pandemic 10: Lockdown! 11: Pandemic problems 12: CASE STUDY: Covid-19 13: Finding a solution 14: Back to normal 15: Preventing and preparing 16: What can you do? 17: Antibiotics alert! 18: CASE STUDY: Antibiotic-resistant TB 19: Pandemic planet? 20: The positives 21: Glossary 22: Further reading 23: Index

Autorentext
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for three months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.

Inhalt

• 1: Worldwide crisis
• 2: What does 'pandemic' mean?
• 3: Germs and diseases
• 4: Pandemics of the past
• 5: CASE STUDY: The Black Death
• 6: Immunity
• 7: The early stages
• 8: Out of control
• 9: CASE STUDY: The 1918-19 flu pandemic
• 10: Lockdown!
• 11: Pandemic problems
• 12: CASE STUDY: Covid-19
• 13: Finding a solution
• 14: Back to normal
• 15: Preventing and preparing
• 16: What can you do?
• 17: Antibiotics alert!
• 18: CASE STUDY: Antibiotic-resistant TB
• 19: Pandemic planet?
• 20: The positives
• 21: Glossary
• 22: Further reading
• 23: Index