When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS

by Giblin, James Cross; Frampton, David

• ISBN13: 9780064461955
• ISBN10: 0064461955
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history-the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS-chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned. "A book that would serve well for reports, but it is also a fascinating read."-SLJ. Best Books of 1995 (SLJ) Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies 1996 (NCSS/CBC) 1995 Young Adult Editors' Choices (BL) 1995 Top of the List Non Fiction (BL) 1996 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) Notable Children's Books of 1996 (ALA)

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Plague of Athens	1	(10)
THE BLACK DEATH
Out of the East	11	(10)
Between Two Raging Fires	21	(9)
Looking for Scapegoats	30	(11)
A Changed World	41	(5)
The Plague Returns	46	(11)
SMALLPOX
The Mysterious Death of a Pharaoh	57	(10)
Smallpox Conquers the New World	67	(11)
Inoculation: Godsend or Danger?	78	(12)
Dr. Jenner's Marvelous Vaccine	90	(14)
The End of Smallpox?	104	(13)
AIDS
A Mysterious New Disease	117	(9)
Frustrations and Fears	126	(12)
One Mystery Is Solved	138	(15)
An Actor Named Rock	153	(8)
``A Normal Happy Teenager''	161	(10)
Losses and Memorials	171	(6)
No End in Sight	177	(12)
Afterword: The Enemy Is Alive and Well	189	(8)
Source Notes and Bibliography	197	(8)
Index	205