The Panic Virus Book Report

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I really enjoyed reading The Panic Virus, and believe it or not, I even more excited to write about it. I learned a lot while reading the book and I chose five out of the seven questions that I thought I knew the most about and also what I thought would be the most interesting to write about and do further research about. The five questions I chose were right in a row on the introduction sheet numbers 1 through 5. I am going to talk about the questions in the order they are listed. The first one I will address will be the question about the first few chapters in the book talking about communicable diseases. Second will be the question regarding Herd immunity, and what I've found about it. Third I will discuss the law the government formed regarding

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