Shot In The Arm! [Big Ideas That Changed The World Volume: #3]by Brown, Don 

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Dewey: 615.3/NAges: 8-12   


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Summary: The history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious disease, from smallpox to COVID-19. Taking a unique perspective, the book is narrated by Englishwoman Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who popularized inoculation in England after encountering it in Turkey as wife of an English diplomat. Also included is the work of different scientists and how they pursued the secrets of microbiology in order to conjure up vaccines for such diseases as anthrax, yellow fever, and rabies.