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YA
Illustrated by
Sharon Lane Holm.
Six chapter groupings of questions and answers ("Questions That Should Come First," "Questions About Vaccines") are followed by short narratives on related topics, such as an epidemiologist's work and xenotransplantation. Occasional unexciting black-and-white photographs and drawings break up the straightforward text. Tables of immune system components are included. Bib., glos., ind.