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Everything You Need to Know about Chicken Pox and Shingles

AUTHOR Plum, Jennifer; Plumb
PUBLISHER Rosen Young Adult (12/30/2000)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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It is estimated that four million people each year become infected with the chicken pox virus. While most people think of chicken pox as a childhood disease that you get once, the virus can resurface many years later in the form of shingles, a very painful disease. This book discusses these facts, as well as outlining how chicken pox spreads, what the symptoms are, and what treatments are available.
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ISBN-13: 9780823933235
ISBN-10: 0823933237
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 64
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.50 x 0.39 x 9.60 inches
Weight: 0.71 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Medical | Infectious Diseases
Grade Level: 7th Grade - 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level: Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal: 616.914
Library of Congress Control Number: 00010631
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It is estimated that four million people each year become infected with the chicken pox virus. While most people think of chicken pox as a childhood disease that you get once, the virus can resurface many years later in the form of shingles, a very painful disease. This book discusses these facts, as well as outlining how chicken pox spreads, what the symptoms are, and what treatments are available.
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Author: Plum, Jennifer
Plum is a freelance writer who works in educational publishing in Baltimore, Maryland. She is currently working toward her M.F.A. in creative nonfiction at Goucher College.
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