Bergin, Virginia
Summary: When a strange rain falls bearing a fatal, contagious disease, Ruby finds herself alone with the only drinkable water quickly running out
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BERSummary: The body is a fortress under constant assault. It faces threats from infectious diseases, parasites, allergens, environmental toxins, physical trauma, and natural disasters from without, to overzealous allergic, immune, and inflammatory responses, and cellular mutations from within. This course is an introduction to the field of pathophysiology--the study of the disruptions in a normal body's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2007
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.07 HUMSaldmann, Frederic.
Summary: A practical (and surprising) guide for anyone concerned with their health and hygiene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 SALBerger, Melvin.
Summary: Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1985
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 616.07 BERBerger, Melvin.
Summary: Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.92 BERWangen, Stephen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Innate Health Group 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Medl WangenHager, Thomas.
Summary: The Nazis discovered it. The Allies won the war with it. It conquered diseases, changed laws, and single-handedly launched the era of antibiotics. It was sulfa, the first synthetic antibiotic. Science writer Hager chronicles the history of the drug that shaped modern medicine. Sulfa saved millions of lives--among them those of Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.--but even more,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.2 HAGSummary: "Provides basic consumer health information about the transmission and treatment of diseases spread from person to person, along with facts about prevention, self-care, and drug resistance. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9 CONMidthun, Joseph
Summary: "A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the human body's immune response to infectious disease"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 616.07 MIDKay, Edward
Summary: In this meticulously researched exploration of the science and history of germs, an award-winning comedy writer blends a ton of solid information with humor, cool fun facts and disgusting details to make learning fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 579.3 KAYLaRocca, Rajani
Summary: "Do you remember every time you've been sick? You may not, but your body does! With many illnesses, you can't get sick more than once because your body remembers and fights it off before you get sick again. But what if your body could recognize germs that you've never had before so you don't get ill? There's where vaccines come in!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 615.3 LARGassman, Julie
Summary: Dragons love to spread joy, but it's important to teach them how to share joy in a safe and healthy way, so that they don't spread germs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2021