Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1989
Points per Word
0.000251
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Series
Parasites
Description
Salmonella bacteria lurk in common foods. If allowed to enter the human body, they multiply quickly and cause a variety of unpleasant diseases, some of which can result in death. In this book the life cycle and effects of this parasite are examined.