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  • The Great Influenza

    The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

    by John M. Barry ...
    **#1 New York Times bestseller“Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates"Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale."—Chicago Tribune**The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic.Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of ... Read more

    PHP838.69

  • How to Survive a Pandemic

    by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM ...
    A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens—both pre-existing ones and ... Read more

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  • Cabin Fever

    The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic

    by Michael Smith, Jonathan Franklin ...
    The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-understood stowaway—COVID-19—days before the world shut down in March 2020. This riveting narrative thriller takes readers behind the scenes with passengers and crew who were caught unprepared for the deadly ordeal that lay ahead.In early 2020, the world was on edge. An ominous virus was spreading on ... Read more

    PHP470.69

  • The Hot Zone

    The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

    by Richard Preston ...
    The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are ... Read more

    PHP633.69

  • Damaged Goods?

    Women Living With Incurable Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    by Adina Nack ...
    How do women living with genital herpes and/or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections see themselves as sexual beings, and what choices do they make about sexual health issues? Adina Nack, a medical sociologist who specializes in sexual health and social psychology, conducted in-depth interviews with 43 women about their identities and sexuality in regards to chronic illness. The result is a ... Read more

    PHP1,239.69

  • The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy

    The 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Live Lectin-Free

    by Steven R. Gundry, MD ...
    Series Book 3 - The Plant Paradox
    From bestselling author Dr. Steven Gundry, a quick and easy guide to The Plant Paradox program that gives readers the tools to improve their gut health and enjoy the benefits of lectin-free eating in just 30 days.In Dr. Steven Gundry’s breakout bestseller The Plant Paradox, readers learned the surprising truth about foods that have long been regarded as healthy. Lectins—a type of protein found in ... Read more

    PHP785.99

  • Scarlet Fever Epidemics Treatment And Opinion

    by Robert Grey Reynolds ...
    Scarlet fever has afflicted mankind since the 1500s. In the United States it appeared in epidemic proportion in New England in the early 18th century. In Boston and New Hampshire whole families became sickened, and sometimes most of their members died. Scarlet fever affects the kidneys and ear membranes particularly. Most often a rash of tiny, pin-sized red bumps forms by the third day on the ... Read more

    PHP245.78

  • Rabid

    A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus

    by Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy ...
    From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.The most fatal virus known to science, rabies—a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans—kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the ... Read more

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  • Aging Backwards: Updated and Revised Edition

    Reverse the Aging Process and Look 10 Years Younger in 30 Minutes a Day

    by Miranda Esmonde-White ...
    Series Book 1 - Aging Backwards
    PBS fitness personality on Classical Stretch and creator of the fitness phenomenon Essentrics, Miranda Esmonde-White offers an eye-opening guide to anti-aging that provides essential tools to help anyone turn back the clock and look and feel younger no matter what age.Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they ... Read more

    PHP864.49

  • Protecting Yourself During A Pandemic: Step By Step Self-Care Guide

    by Susan Zeppieri ...
    Book DescriptionThis guide targets people who want to know everything about the pandemic, what they need to do to protect themselves against it, as well as what additional vitamins and supplements they need to take after they have their vaccinations to remain healthy. We will explain in detail what a pandemic is, the signs and symptoms of COVID, what to do if you or a loved one has tested positive ... Read more

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  • Common Human Diseases : Infectious and Noninfectious | Disease of the Human Body Grade 5 | Children's Health Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Here is a list of common human diseases, both infectious and noninfectious. Knowing these diseases, what causes them and how they are treated will aid in improving your knowledge of staying healthy. It will also help you realize what you should or should not do when you’re sick to stop the spread of the disease. What a rewarding book this is! Make sure you grab a copy today. ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • If God Is a Virus

    by Seema Yasmin ...
    Based on original reporting from West Africa and the United States, and the poet 's experiences as a doctor and journalist, If God Is A Virus charts the course of the largest and deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, telling the stories of Ebola survivors, outbreak responders, journalists and the virus itself. Documentary poems explore which human lives are valued, how editorial decisions are ... Read more

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  • Identity in the COVID-19 Years

    Communication, Crisis, and Ethics

    by Rob Cover ...
    Identity in the Covid-19 Years explores the how the COVID-19 pandemic has been represented in media, communication and culture, and the role these changes have played in renewing how we understand identity, engage in social belonging and relate ethically to each other and the world.This book explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on how we perform our identities, engage in ... Read more

    PHP1,558.79

  • Unpacked

    A psychiatrist explores and unpacks our collective experience of the COVID-19 pandemic

    by Dr. Sara Coffey ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic affected all of us, with individuals, families, and friends navigating the changing landscape in different ways. Many stepped into uncomfortable conversations and experiences that have lingering, lasting effects.In Unpacked, Dr. Sara Coffey explores our collective experience to this life-altering, global pandemic and helps provide clarity and meaning to those turbulent times. ... Read more

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  • The Pandemic and Independent Countries

    by Tim Anderson ...
    Drawing on values of humanism, social solidarity and shared science this book makes international comparisons on the handling of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020. The first theme argued is that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the failings of the hegemonic neoliberal approach to public health. The second theme explains the response of a number of independent countries, notably China, Cuba and Syria, ... Read more

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  • Coronavirus on My Mind: The Journey of an ER Doc Into the Madness of COVID-19

    by Xavier Odili ...
    This is the pandemic book with the answers to all your questions. We have known for months that the working class, the women of our country, and the peoples of color in America are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 for many reasons. The types of jobs that cannot be performed from home, the types of jobs where social distancing is nearly impossible, and the home life situations where an ... Read more

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  • After Covid

    The Health Impacts That Will Last Generations

    by Jason Gale ...
    A gripping investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic's lasting effects on our bodies, systems, and trust in science.The Covid-19 pandemic may have faded from headlines, but its shadow remains. In After Covid, award-winning journalist Jason Gale delivers a gripping, deeply researched account of a crisis that has fundamentally changed the world, and continues to reshape it in ways we're only ... Read more

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  • Typhoid Mary

    by George A. Soper ...
    "George Soper...paid Mary Mallon a surprise visit ... explained that she was infecting people...Mary became angry. She cursed at him, grabbed a carving knife, and lunged toward him..." -ListVerse, Jan. 6, 2019"Soper, a sanitary engineer articulated a narrative...a detective story." -Patient Zero (2017)"The hospital required the services of an expert epidemic fighter...Soper headed to the hospital ... Read more

    PHP122.58

  • The Spanish Flu Pandemic

    Enriched edition. Efforts Made to Combat and Subdue the Disease in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

    by Oscar Jewell Harvey, Camille Bishop ...
    Oscar Jewell Harvey's 'The Spanish Flu Pandemic' provides a comprehensive look at one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Harvey meticulously details the origins, spread, and impact of the Spanish flu, placing it within the broader context of global health crises. Through thorough research and eloquent prose, Harvey paints a vivid picture of the devastation caused by the pandemic, drawing ... Read more

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  • Vaccine Machine

    by DeLynn Nicole Poma ...
    This is a super short piece about a single topic: the vaccine mandates that were imposed by our federal government. These are my thoughts (5 short parts in total) that were written in January of 2022 (with that last entry written in May, after I myself caught COVID-19). I remain a steadfastly strong and firm believer in individual rights and bodily autonomy, and I do not believe that the ... Read more

    PHP60.98

  • The Invasion of Evil King COVID-19: Baby and the Pandemic: Who Stole My World?

    by Alira Nair, BN ...
    By the time Alira is born, the entire world is under the grip of the evil king COVID-19. She does not find the beautiful world her mother had described to her while she was still her mother’s stomach. What Alira sees is a world of fear, despair and helplessness. She hears words like social distancing, quarantine, lockdown and face mask instead of flowers, trees, children and animals. No one comes ... Read more

    PHP87.76 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Große Seuchen und Pandemien

    Die Geschichte von Pest, Cholera, COVID-19 & Co.

    by Helmut Neuhold ...
    Die Geschichte der Menschheit ist auch eine der Krankheiten und Seuchen. Und so gut wie immer sind ihre Opferzahlen deutlich höher als jene, die durch Kriege und gewaltsame Ereignisse verursacht wurden. Große Seuchen und Pandemien bewirkten zudem soziale Umbrüche, neue Formen von Spiritualität und eine veränderte Wirtschaftslage. Deshalb erscheint es durchaus angebracht, sich mit ihrer Geschichte ... Read more

    PHP1,299.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • COVID-19

    Separating Fact from Fiction

    by Anirban Mahapatra ...
    In early 2020, our lives were upended by a new virus that caused the most severe pandemic in over a century. In the span of a few weeks, even visiting a grocery store became a task in risk assessment. Cities and countries across the world closed their borders for their own citizens, as well as foreigners. Newspapers carried alarming accounts of rapidly rising numbers of COVID-positive cases, ... Read more

    PHP291.58

  • How Covid Swept The World

    by CT Mandawa ...
    In late 2019, a silent storm began brewing in the heart of Wuhan, China. What started as a cluster of unexplained pneumonia cases would soon spiral into the most devastating global health crisis of the 21st century.How COVID Swept the World chronicles the unprecedented journey of a microscopic virus that brought powerful nations to their knees, transformed everyday life, and reshaped the world in ... Read more

    PHP523.59 or Free with Kobo Plus