diphtheria

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The bravest dog ever

the true story of Balto
Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.
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Balto and the race against time

Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1925 Alaska, now as puppies, and must help Balto complete his mission: deliver medicine during the diphtheria outbreak.
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Running out of time

When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1995 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.

Togo

2014
"Sled dog Togo--the true hero of the 1925 Serum Run--narrates the story of his life working with musher Leonard Seppala"--Provided by publisher.

Balto's story

Explores the true story of Balto the sled dog and his musher, Gunnar Kaasen, who raced through an Alaska blizzard on their sled to bring medicine to children in Nome.

Togo

Presents the story of Togo the Siberian husky, one of the hero dogs of the 1925 diphtheria epidemic who helped bring medicine across the Alaskan wilderness to sick children.

Diphtheria

2009
Discusses Diphtheria, including causes, symptoms, treatment, and preventative measures.

The cruelest miles

the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
2005
Recounts how sled dogs raced over 674 miles to pick up diphtheria serum to save lives in Nome, Alaska in 1925, and they ran over rivers, up mountains, and over ice in sixty degrees below zero weather.

The great serum race

blazing the Iditarod Trail
2002
The story of the heroic role played by sled dogs, including the Siberian husky Togo, in the delivery of antitoxin serum to those stricken with diphtheria in 1925 Nome. Includes historical notes about the event as well as about the Iditarod Sled Dog Race which commemorates it.

Diphtheria

2005
Examines the symptoms and treatment of diphtheria, how it is contracted, historic outbreaks of the disease, and ways to prevent epidemic.

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