This title focuses on the Spanish Flu and gives information related to its symptoms, causes, and global impact. This hi-lo title is includes gripping and historical photographs.

"This title examines viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa with a focus on flu viruses from how they infect the body and are spread from person-to-person, to symptoms and treatment, and when to see a doctor. Secondary complications and flu vaccines are also covered. A list of healthy habits is included to help readers combat disease."--Provided by publisher.

Readers will find out how viruses replicate and travel from place to place. They will understand that viruses don't just infect people. Perhaps most importantly, readers will learn what they can do to protect themselves from viruses now and in the future.

Karen and John are verging on divorce, but when the world is hit by a pandemic that turns people into the living dead, the couple locks themselves in their apartment - waiting for rescue, they reclaim their lost love.

Earth and the parallel universe called Lyoko face the threat of annihilation. A super virus, X.A.N.A. has infected the central processing units of the Super Computer. Only four kids know of the existence of Lyoko and can foil the mad computer's evil designs. Yumi, Ulrich, Odd and Jeremy lead double lives, ordinary boarding school students on Earth and superheroes in the digital world of Lyoko. Their only guide in this mysterious world is Aelita, a...

A post-apocalyptic thriller set against the backdrop of a deadly epidemic. As the nation reels from a virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's daughter Maggie has been infected. Now, as Maggie's condition worsens, Wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus.

"When a viral apocalypse kills 97 percent of the people on the planet, the survivor's humanity is hanging by a thread. Fighting over the leftovers of civilization, what's needed is a hero that's more killer than saint. The people he finds become family and that is very bad news for those who think they are running things"--Back cover

The infection wasn't supposed to happen, but it did. The treatment was supposed to take care of it, but it didn't. Then Dr. Josh Pearson discovers why--his patients, including the former President of the United States, have been dosed with a different strain of the original virus, one that is universally fatal.

"This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers an unprecedented look at 101 incredible microbes that infect all branches of life on Earth-- from humans and other animals to insects, plants, fungi, and bacteria."--Dust...