Dimensions
237 x 268 x 11mm
A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point
of view of the bugs and pests that cause them. The book features case
histories of specifi c epidemics, ‘eyewitness’ accounts from the rats, fl ies,
ticks and creepy-crawlies that spread diseases, plus plenty of fascinating
facts and fi gures on the biggest and worst affl ictions. Illustrated throughout
with brilliantly entertaining artworks and endearing characters, you’ll be
educated inside a cabinet war room following the war on germs, a rogues’
gallery highlighting the worst offenders, a lab in which the deadliest
diseases are examined under the microscope, and much more.