Flu
the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
by Gina Kolata
- 17 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
The fascinating, true story of the world's deadliest disease. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic felled the young and healthy virtually overnight. An estimated forty million people died as the epidemic raged. Children were left orphaned and families were devastated. As many American soldiers were killed by the 1918 flu as were killed in battle during World War I. And no area of the globe was safe. Eskimos living in remote outposts in the frozen tundra were sickened and killed by the flu in such numbers that entire villages were wiped out. Scientists have recently rediscovered shards of the flu virus frozen in Alaska and preserved in scraps of tissue in a government warehouse. The author unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. Delving into the history of the flu and previous epidemics, detailing the science and the latest understanding of this mortal disease, she addresses the prospects for a great epidemic recurring, and, most important, what can be done to prevent it.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Influenza, History, Grippe humaine, Disease Outbreaks, E pide mies, Etiologie (geneeskunde), Pandemie, Histoire, Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919) fast (OCoLC)fst01754995, Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919, Epidemiology, Flambe es e pide miques, Grippe, Human Influenza, Communicable diseases, Medicine, history, Epidemics, Virology, researchTimes
20th century| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Flu: the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
2005, Simon & Schuster
in English
- 1st Touchstone ed.
0743203984 9780743203982
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Flu: the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
2001, Simon & Schuster
in English
- 1st Touchstone ed.
0743203984 9780743203982
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
FLU: the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it
1999, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English
- BA9/99 1M 1st ed.
0374157065 9780374157067
|
eeee
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Edition Notes
"With a new epilogue about avian flu!--Cover.
"Text copyright 1999; Epilogue copyright 2005"--T.p. verso.
"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-320) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All-
COPAN
from kikimac
-
Reference
from Katelin Hoffman
-
Science
from Vernon James
| December 24, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 29, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 2, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| May 13, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |