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Caper, William

Typhoid Fever: Dirty Food, Dirty Water!

32 pp. | Bearport | August, 2010 | Library ISBN 978-1-936088-04-1 $25.27
(4) 4-6 Nightmare Plagues series. The real-life stories of people suffering from the title diseases precede causes, symptoms, histories, modern cures, and prevention, all described in very broad strokes; final sections return to the personal stories. Each crowded spread includes multiple captioned photos; additional maps and text boxes appear throughout. Bulleted lists of outbreaks and facts are appended. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Nightmare Plagues titles: Tuberculosis, Typhoid Fever, Bubonic Plague, Malaria, Smallpox, and The Flu of 1918.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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