Bibliograph

The secret of the yellow death, a true story of medical sleuthing, by Suzanne Jurmain

Type

Label

The secret of the yellow death, a true story of medical sleuthing, by Suzanne Jurmain

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret of the yellow death

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

881278362

Responsibility statement

by Suzanne Jurmain

Sub title

a true story of medical sleuthing

Summary

Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease

Table Of Contents

Meeting the monster -- "Feeding the fishes" -- Plans -- Going nowhere -- The first clue? -- Bugs -- "I have no such thing" -- Delirious? -- "Did the mosquito do it?" -- "Doctor, are you sick?"-- Sorting it out -- Problems -- "We are doing it for medical science" -- Testing times -- More bugs -- Celebration

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor