TY - BOOK AU - Giblin,James Cross AU - Frampton,David TI - When plague strikes: the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS SN - 0060258543 : AV - RA644.P7 G53 1995 U1 - 614.4/9 20 PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Plague KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Smallpox KW - AIDS (Disease) KW - Epidemics KW - Diseases N1 - Z; 1190; Lexile; Z; Raz-Plus N2 - 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. ER -