From New York Times bestseller Lindsey Fitzharris, riveting middle grade nonfiction about diseases that have shaped human history.
Bubonic plague. Scurvy. Smallpox. Cholera. Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were often gruesome—but the remedies were even worse!
Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations. Each chapter explores the history of a specific disease, detailing formidable symptoms, kooky cures, and medical breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris lays out the facts with her signature wit, and Adrian Teal adds humor with caricature-style illustrations drawn in red-and-black.
From medical mysteries to the mark they've left on history, this endlessly flip-able book features everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's most malevolent maladies.
- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury (October 10, 2023)
- ISBN-13: 978-1547606030