Annotated Bibliography
Cantwell, Alan, Jr., M.D. AIDS: The Mystery and the Solution. Los Angeles: Aries Rising Press, 1983.
In this book the history of the AIDS virus and how it relates to cancer are discussed in detail.
Eckert, Edward A. The Structure of Plagues and Pestilences in Early Modern Europe, 1560-1640. Basel: Thur AG Offsetdruck, 1996.
The author provides a good account of the events that took place in Central Europe during the Dark Ages.
Gottfried, Robert S. The Black Death, Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe. New York: The Free Press, 1983.
The author provides background knowledge about the events that took place in Europe and gives a good account of the events taking place in Europe.
Green, Percy B. The History of Nursery Rhymes . London: Greening & Co., Ltd., 1899.
The author provides the various nursery rhymes and explains the correlation between them.
Gregg, Charles T. Plague, An Ancient Disease in the Twentieth Century, Revised Ed. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1985.
The author provides a good account of the plagues that occurred in the US. He also talks about how pathogens are transmitted.
Hanneke Schuitemaker, Frank Miedema. Immunology and Medicine, AIDS Pathogenesis. Norwell: Kluwer Academic, 2000.
The author gives a large amount of information about the HIV virus from the medical point of view.
Hung Fan, Ross F. Conner, Luis P. Villarreal. The Biology of AIDS, 2nd ed. Boston: Jones & Barrett, 1991.
The author provides a teacher friendly book that gives a very good account of the HIV/AIDS.
Judith D. Auerbach, Christina Wypijewska, H. Keith H. Brodie. AIDS and Behavior. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1994.
The author provides the reader with a clear picture about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and risky behavior in individuals.
Randolph M. Nesse, M.D., and Ph.D. George C. Williams. Why We Get Sick, The New Science Of Darwinian Medicine. New York: Vintage Books, 1994.
The author explains how our body is designed to handle pathogens and the reasons why individuals get sick. The book is an easy read and can serve as a point of reference for health and science teachers.
Twigg, Graham. The Black Death, a Biological Reappraisal. London: B.T. Batsford, 1984.
The author gives an account of the plague. The author identifies the organism that causes the plague and describe how the plague could affect so many people.
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