Flu
The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused it.
Published on 9. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7432-0398-2 (ISBN)
Description
Describes the great flu epidemic of 1918, an outbreak that killed some forty million people worldwide, and discusses the efforts of scientists and public health officials to understand and prevent another lethal pandemic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7432-0398-2 (9780743203982)
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Person
Gina Kolata is a science reporter for The New York Times and the author of Clone: The Road to Dolly and Sex in America. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
Content
Contents
Prologue
Prologue
- The Plague Year
- A History of Disease and Death
- From Sailors to Swine
- A Swedish Adventurer
- Swine Flu
- A Litigation Nightmare
- John Dalton's Eyeballs
- An Incident in Hong Kong
- From Alaska to Norway
- Mysteries and Hypotheses
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index