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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Peggy J. Parks A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century. OL15964745W
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Stephanie Sammartino McPherson Presents the life of medical researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine. OL16052218W
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Carmen Bredeson Discusses the life and accomplishments of Jonas Salk, including his discovery of the vaccine against polio and his work on influenza and AIDS. OL1847722W
The eleventh plague The eleventh plague John S. Marr Two children die of a disease thought to be nonexistent in the United States. Within hours, thoroughbreds at the legendary Churchill Downs are dying of a virus that cannot be identified, even by the … OL1923120W
Level 4 Level 4 Joseph B. McCormick Personal account of the author's work in the ultra high-tech "hot zone" lab that he created at the Centers for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta battling such viruses as Ebola, Lassa fever, Cri… OL20002621W
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Sheila Griffin Llanas Examines the life of the American physician who developed the first polio vaccine. OL23173549W
The story of Jonas Salk and the discovery of the polio vaccine The story of Jonas Salk and the discovery of the polio vaccine Jim Hargrove Recounts the successful search of Jonas Salk for the vaccine that conquered polio. OL4077068W
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Michael Tomlinson A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the century. OL4317892W
Jonas Salk Jonas Salk Marjorie Curson A biography of the scientist who developed a vaccine that conquered polio. OL4466050W
Jonas Salk and the polio vaccine Jonas Salk and the polio vaccine John Bankston A biography of the scientist and humanitarian who discovered the vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled many people in the early part of the twentieth century. OL5718089W
The collectors of lost souls The collectors of lost souls Warwick Anderson This account of medical detective work traces the story of kuru, a fatal brain disease, and the pioneering scientists who spent decades searching for its cause. OL5968785W