{"product_id":"plague-busters-medicines-battles-with-historys-deadliest-diseases-9781547618613","title":"Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"\u003cb\u003eChock-full of awesomely appalling medical history\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e* \"\u003cb\u003eEngaging, informative, but also gross\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2023 \u003cbr\u003eCybils 2023 Nonfiction Middle Grade Finalist \u003cbr\u003e2024 Best STEM Books Award from National Science Teaching Association \u003cbr\u003e2024 Grateful American Book Prize Honorable Mention\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmallpox! Rabies! Black Death!\u003c\/i\u003e Throughout history humankind has been plagued by . . . well, by plagues. The symptoms of these diseases were gruesome-but the remedies were even worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Get to know the ickiest illnesses that have infected humans and affected civilizations through the ages. Each chapter explores the story of a disease, including the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs that it spawned. Medical historian and bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris lays out the facts with her trademark wit, and Adrian Teal adds humor with cartoons and caricatures drawn in pitch black and blood red. Diseases covered in this book include bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, tuberculosis, cholera, and scurvy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanks to centuries of sickness and a host of history's most determined plague-busters, this riveting book features everything you've ever wanted to know about the world's deadliest diseases.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsey Fitzharris,Adrian Teal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.16w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781547618613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindsey Fitzharris \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Butchering Art\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Facemaker\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Fitzharris, who holds a Ph.D. in the History of Science and Medicine from Oxford University, regularly writes for the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Lancet, \u003c\/i\u003e and other major publications. She is also the writer and host of the Smithsonian Channel TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Life and Death of...\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003edrlindseyfitzharris.com\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdrian Teal \u003c\/b\u003eis a caricaturist, cartoonist, fine artist, and illustrator with clients around the world. His work has appeared in numerous TV shows including \u003ci\u003eSpitting Image \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Heads\u003c\/i\u003e. He has produced art for publications such as the\u003ci\u003e Sunday Telegraph, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eadrianteal.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lindsey Fitzharris \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47430129516701,"sku":"9781547618613","price":25.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_be072ceb-1583-4c69-9753-510529335933.jpg?v=1763764025","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/plague-busters-medicines-battles-with-historys-deadliest-diseases-9781547618613","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}