The Zika virus / by Sue Bradford Edwards ; content consultant, Sahotra Sarkar, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin. [Boundless electronic resource]
Publication Info.
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017]
Taking Zika seriously -- What is Zika? -- Discovering Zika -- Guillain-Barré and French Polynesia -- How the Zika virus moves -- Microcephaly and Brazil -- Future concerns -- Taking action.
Summary
The Zika Virus covers the Zika outbreak that began in 2015, discusses the history of the virus and its discovery, examines how the virus spreads and how it affects the infected, and looks at how the medical community is fighting it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Audience
1090L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader MG+ 8.1 2 2 188509
Summary
Presents facts about the Zika virus, covering its origins, communicability, and effects.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-109) and index.