{"product_id":"diseases-without-borders-plagues-pandemics-and-beyond-9798765648070","title":"Diseases Without Borders: Plagues, Pandemics, and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the infamous Black Death to the 1918 flu to COVID-19, disease outbreaks have always marked human history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut where they spread, how they spread, and how fast they move have all changed. As humans became more mobile, started trading goods and information across the globe, built bigger cities, increased their greenhouse gas emissions, and had more contact with wildlife and farm animals, disease began to spread easier and faster than ever before. At the same time, humans got better at preventing and combating outbreaks. But no prevention or treatment is perfect for every disease. When new outbreaks occur, people have to work together to figure out what causes the disease, how to prevent its spread, and how to treat it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDiseases Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e, explore several major diseases that have crossed international borders throughout time, including their causes, symptoms, treatments, and modern status, and what major factors contribute to their spread. Then consider an important question: What can we learn from the past and present to help predict and contain diseases in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Zimmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765648070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZimmer, Marc:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Zimmer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several nonfiction young adult books and a professor at Connecticut College, where he teaches chemistry and studies the proteins involved in producing light in jellyfish and fireflies. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and did his post-doc at Yale University. He has published articles on science and medicine for the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other publications. He lives in Waterford, Connecticut, with his wife, their two children, and a genetically modified fluorescent mouse named Prometheus.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marc Zimmer \/ Library Binding \/ English","offer_id":47897138200733,"sku":"9798765648070","price":66.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b333d0d5-b5dd-4483-ba9c-1d8d7a9c101f.jpg?v=1778002528","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/diseases-without-borders-plagues-pandemics-and-beyond-9798765648070","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}