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...

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1. Verfasser:	Kolata, Gina Bari 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Simon & Schuster c2005
Ausgabe:	1st Touchstone ed., [Nachdr.]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 Influenza > History > 20th century Spanische Grippe Virusinfektion Vogelgrippe
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
Beschreibung:	A Touchstone book Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-328) and index
Beschreibung:	xi, 338 p., [8] p. of plates ill. 22 cm
ISBN:	9780743203982