Bibliograph

Help! What's eating my flesh?, runaway staph and strep infections!, Thomasine E. Lewis Tilden

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Help! What's eating my flesh?, runaway staph and strep infections!, Thomasine E. Lewis Tilden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical and internet references (pages 57-58) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Help! What's eating my flesh?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

64230316

Responsibility statement

Thomasine E. Lewis Tilden

Series statement

24/7, science behind the scenesMedical files

Sub title

runaway staph and strep infections!

Summary

Bacteria are the most common living things on earth and you carry them wherever you go. Most of them couldn't hurt a flea, but if conditions are just right, they can cause big problems!

Table Of Contents

Overheard in the hospital: spreading germs -- See for yourself: a rash of problems -- Who's who: the medical team -- The terrible case of the flesh-eating disease -- No time to lose -- Help! I can't breathe? -- Flashback: key dates in the history of infection -- Ripped from the headlines: in the news -- Real stuff: the war on germs -- Careers: help wanted: infectious disease specialist

Target audience

juvenile

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Help! What is eating my flesh?

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