West Nile Virus

By Melissa Abramovitz

As new cases of West Nile Virus begin to appear across the United States, this book offers a timely discussion of this potentially devastating disease. Author Melissa Abramovitz outlines the mechanics of virus transmission and how mosquitoes and disease-carrying birds have played a key role in the West Nile Virus epidemic. This book covers basic information about the virus and its possible effects, as well as a discussion of personal and governmental prevention plans. The last chapter focuses on treatments currently in development.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420509365
• ISBN13: 9781420509366
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10