Influenza
The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
Published on 1. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-5011-8125-2 (ISBN)
Description
"On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a cure?"--
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-8125-2 (9781501181252)
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E-Book
12/2018
Touchstone;Atria Books
€12.85
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Person
Dr. Jeremy Brown trained at University College School of Medicine in London and completed his residency in emergency medicine in Boston. He was the Research Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University before moving to the National Institutes of Health, where he now directs its Office of Emergency Care Research. His opinion pieces have been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he has written for Discover magazine.