Disease+Report+Reference+Section

= Disease Report Reference Section = Books and references related to the "Big Hairy Research Project" on diseases caused by "germs" (viruses, bacteria, protists and prions) assigned in our Microbiology unit

for the independent reading project related to this research project

= Non-Fiction =

//Breath: A Lifetime in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung: A Memoir//

//Captain of Death: The Story of Tuberculosis //
// Microbe Hunters // by Paul De Kruif (be careful with this one; it's many years old and some historic terms for people of different races may cause students and parents concern)

// It Happened to Nancy // (AIDS)

// A Field Guide to Germs // by Wayne Biddle // Killer Germs // by Barry and David Zimmerman

// Guns, Germs and Steel // -- Jared Diamond

__Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory__.


 * Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio ** by Peg Kehret,


 * //The Germ Freak's Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu : Guerilla Tactics to Keep Yourself //**
 * //Healthy at Home, at Work and in the World //**

 = The Plague Race: A Tale of Fear, Science and Heroism Paperback = by [|Edward Marriott] (a great read! - Mo)  = The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World Paperback = by [|Steven Johnson]      = Fiction = // The Andromeda Strain //

//Running Out of Time//

// The Hot Zone // by Richard Preston a great tale for students

Fever 1793 (Historical Fiction featuring yellow fever)