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(0)Kara Rogers
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Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Language
English
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"Although many people may become sick because of an epidemic or a pandemic, many of these outbreaks claim very few lives. There are some diseases, however, that are more dangerous. They cause many people to become severely ill and result in many deaths as they spread through communities. It's frightening to imagine a rapidly spreading sickness that could cause death. But medical professionals, health workers, scientists, and emergency responders are...
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Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
vii, 204, i pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect between humans and nature. Plants have been used for millennia in traditional systems of healing and have held a significant place in drug development for Western medicine as well. Despite the recent dominance of synthetic drug production,...