Animals Helping to Detect Diseases cover

Animals Helping to Detect Diseases

Author: Gray, Susan H.

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 4.5
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2723
Points per Word 0.000184
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.010417

Description

The book explores how animals such as dogs, horses, and monkeys are trained to detect diseases in humans, including cancer and infectious illnesses like bird flu. It examines the scientific methods researchers use to understand these animals' abilities and how they might recreate them through technology. The book also includes historical timelines showing how animal helpers have contributed to human health throughout history.