Diptheria

by Phillip Margulies

Diseases that we no longer consider dangerous were some of the most deadly diseases of their time. Diphtheria, a disease that caused breathing difficulties, suffocation, heart failure, and paralysis, was one of the most feared killers during the 1800s. During the peak years of diphtheria epidemics, 150,000 people a year became infected, and 15,000 of those died. The discovery of a treatment for diphtheria is one of modern medicine's greatest success...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404202536
• ISBN13: 9781404202535
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12