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Cute, furry, and deadly : diseases you can catch from your pet! Cover Image Book

Cute, furry, and deadly : diseases you can catch from your pet! / Christen Brownlee.

Brownlee, Christen, 1977- (Author).

Summary:

Hopefully, the worst thing your pet ever comes home with is bad breath. But some furry friends can carry nasty germs, and that's where zoonotic disease researchers come in and investigate and stop animal diseases before they get you!

Record details

  • ISBN: 0531187373
  • ISBN: 9780531187371
  • ISBN: 0531120724
  • ISBN: 9780531120729
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"True-life cases!"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical and internet references (page 58) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Medical 411 -- Animal Talk: Overheard in the Hospital 8 -- What's Living on Your Pet? See for Yourself 10 -- Medical Team: Who's Who? 12 -- True-Life Case Files! -- Case #1 Case of the Puzzling Prairie Dog -- Case #2 Case of the Killer Kitten -- Case #3 Case of the Fearful Festival -- Medical Download -- Key Dates in the History of Zoonotic Disease: Flashback 46 -- In the News: Ripped from the Headlines 48 -- Zoonotic Toolbox: Real Stuff 50 -- Help Wanted: Dermatologist/Informatician: Careers 52 -- Yellow Pages -- Dictionary 59.
Target Audience Note:
4-8.
750L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.4 1.0
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.4 1 118181.

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Zoonoses > Juvenile literature.
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