West Nile Virus

by Phillip Margulies

Book Overview

Headlines carried the news of the first West Nile Virus outbreaks in the United States in the summer of 1999. The fear of the disease prompted people to stay indoors after sunset. Cities and towns in the northeast regularly sprayed to control mosquito populations. Where did it come from? How did it get here? Though it was first seen in Uganda in 1937, it is new to the United States. Spread mainly by mosquitoes, human illness from the virus is rare,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435836529
• ISBN13: 9781435836525
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12