Understanding corona viruses SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 pandemic

"While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. Understanding Coronaviruses examines SARS-CoV-2, its origin, its impact on daily life, and how COVID-19 compares to coronavirus diseases"--

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Main Author: Goldsmith, Connie, 1945- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books , [2022]
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Summary:"While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. Understanding Coronaviruses examines SARS-CoV-2, its origin, its impact on daily life, and how COVID-19 compares to coronavirus diseases"--
Physical Description:144 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 13-18
Grades 7-9
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-141) and index.
ISBN:9781728428888
1728428882
Author Notes:Connie Goldsmith is an RN with a master's degree in health. She writes books about history, health, and science for older children including Bombs Over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster and Traumatic Brain Injury: From Concussion to Coma. She also writes children's book reviews and continuing education articles for nurses on a wide variety of professional and disease-specific topics.

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