Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016.

When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS / James Cross Giblin ; woodcuts by David Frampton. - New York : HarperCollins, c1995. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-204) and index.

Contents

Black death
Out of the east
Between two raging fires
Looking for scapegoats
Changed world
Plague returns

Smallpox
Mysterious death of a pharaoh
Smallpox conquers the new world
Inoculation: Godsend or dangers
Dr. Jenner's marvelous vaccine
End of smallpox

Aids
Mysterious new disease
Frustrations and fears
One mystery is solved
Actor named Rock
Normal happy teenager
Losses and memorials
No end in sight.

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Plague--History--Juvenile literature.
Smallpox--History--Juvenile literature.
AIDS (Disease)--History--Juvenile literature.
Plague--History.
Smallpox--History.
AIDS (Disease)--History.
Epidemics--History.
Diseases--History.

WC 355 / G446 1995