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Isolation ward Isolation ward Joshua Spanogle When three female residents of Baltimore's group home for the mentally impaired are admitted to St. Raphael's Hospital with an unknown virus Dr. Nathaniel McCormick, an investigator from the CDC disc… OL15420076W
Asleep Asleep Molly Caldwell Crosby Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes agai… OL15440690W
Plague zone Plague zone Jeff Carlson "First Earth was devastated by the machine plague, a runaway nanotechnology that devoured all warm-blooded organisms below altitudes of ten thousand feet. Then the remnants of humankind turned on one… OL15542558W
The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 Robert Kirkman For survivors of the zombie apocalypse, hopes are not lifting. As others try to keep their mind on practicalities, former policeman Rick Grimes seems increasingly on edge. As his behavior grows more … OL15598389W
Purple death Purple death David Getz An illustrated overview of the onset, progress, and effects of the "Spanish flu" epidemic of 1918, which resulted in the deaths of more than half a million people in the U.S. alone, tens of millions … OL15839293W
Autumn Autumn David Moody A disease of unimaginable ferocity has torn across the face of the planet leaving billions dead. A small group of survivors shelter in the remains of a devastated city, hiding in terror as the full e… OL15935488W
Epidemics Epidemics David M. Haugen This volume explores topics relating to epidemics by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide r… OL16132663W
Gone Volume 4 Plague Gone Volume 4 Plague Michael Grant Perdido Beach is al maandenlang afgesloten van de buitenwereld door een ondoordringbare muur. Alle volwassenen zijn verdwenen en de overgebleven kinderen zijn op zichzelf aangewezen. Als er een tekor… OL16525015W
Pandemic Pandemic Yvonne Ventresca Lilianna is still recovering from a past trauma when a quick-spreading illness that doctors are unable to treat hits her town. With her parents away on business and the deadly pandemic in full force,… OL17062846W
The Walking Dead, Book Eight The Walking Dead, Book Eight Robert Kirkman Rick and his group rebuild from the events of "NO WAY OUT," and learn that maybe they can take part in "A LARGER WORLD." OL17518429W
After dark After dark James Leck When fifteen-year-old Charlie Harker moves to the sleepy town of Rolling Hills, he hears rumors of strange creatures and discovers a mysterious illness spreading across town that may not be what it s… OL17910834W
The patient as victim and vector The patient as victim and vector M. Pabst Battin Bioethics emerged at a time when infectious diseases were not a major concern. Thus bioethics never had to develop a normative framework sensitive to situations of disease transmission. The Patient a… OL18350811W
World Without End World Without End Ken Follett En 1327, quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre mystérieuse, dont le s… OL1914079W
Epidemic Epidemic Brian R. Ward Discusses what an epidemic is, how it evolves, various causes and carriers, and efforts to prevent epidemics. OL1936085W
The Blazing Star The Blazing Star Erin Hunter,Wayne McLoughlin,Allen Douglas To survive, you must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. In the aftermath of the first great battle, the grounds of the four trees have been stained with blood and every cat has lost denmates … OL19671358W
The remaining The remaining D. J Molles After a bacterium turns ninety percent of the world's population into violent predators, Captain Lee Harden, who has been trained for this type of scenario, emerges from his bunker and tries to rally… OL19678154W
Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Patient zero and the making of the AIDS epidemic Richard Andrew McKay The search for a “patient zero”—popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic—has been key to media coverage of major infectious disease outbreaks for more than three decades. Y… OL19734000W
Lyme Lyme Mary Beth Pfeiffer Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before. The first epidemic to emerge in the age of climate change, Lyme infects half a million peo… OL19745080W
The Jakarta pandemic The Jakarta pandemic Steven Konkoly In the late fall of 2013, a lethal pandemic virus emerges from the Islamic Republic of Indonesia (IRI) and rages unchecked across every continent. When the Jakarta Flu threatens his picture perfect M… OL19952060W
The Walking Dead, Vol. 20 The Walking Dead, Vol. 20 Robert Kirkman An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled, no government, no grocery stores, no mail del… OL19975568W
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