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Quarantine Reading List
Description: With COVID-19 causing work and school closures, use your free time to check out this collection of pandemic related fiction and non-fiction. #adults
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The Ghost Map
by Steven JohnsonA National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life &“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.&” —The Washington Post &“Thought-provoking.&” —Entertainment Weekly It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action-and ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time. In a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of disease, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
by Hesperian Health GuidesCOVID-19 is a disease caused by a coronavirus, which is a small germ (too small to see without a microscope), that can spread between people. Hesperian Health Guide's COVID-19 fact sheet helps clearly answer the following important questions: What is COVID-19? How does the coronavirus spread? Who does coronavirus infect? How can you prevent infection?