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PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100743203984

ISBN-139780743203982

eBay Product ID (ePID)1743433

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Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameFlu : the Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

SubjectLife Sciences / Virology, Modern / 20th Century, Infectious Diseases, History, Epidemiology

TypeTextbook

AuthorGina Kolata

Subject AreaScience, Medical, History

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

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LCCN00-064861

ReviewsDr. Jerome Groopman Boston Sunday Globe Moves at a rapid pace, with vivid prose and graphic scenes...A masterly recounting of medical history., John R. AldenThe Philadelphia InquirerKolata reports this story with all the fervor of Coleridge's ancient mariner, gripping her readers in the book's first paragraph and not letting go until her tale is told., Beryl Lieff BenderlyThe Washington PostKolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques, and smooth prose style of a top science reporter., John R. Alden The Philadelphia Inquirer Kolata reports this story with all the fervor of Coleridge's ancient mariner, gripping her readers in the book's first paragraph and not letting go until her tale is told., Beryl Lieff Benderly The Washington Post Kolata commands the intelligent curiosity, well-honed reporting techniques, and smooth prose style of a top science reporter., Dr. Jerome GroopmanBoston Sunday GlobeMoves at a rapid pace, with vivid prose and graphic scenes...A masterly recounting of medical history.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal614.5/18/0904

Table Of ContentContents 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

SynopsisA national bestseller, the fast-paced and gripping account of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 from acclaimed science journalist Gina Kolata, now featuring a new epilogue about avian flu.When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die. In Flu, Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for The New York Times, unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy. A gripping work of science writing, Flu addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it., A national bestseller, the fast-paced and gripping account of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 from acclaimed science journalist Gina Kolata, now featuring a new epilogue about avian flu. When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die. In Flu, Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for The New York Times, unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy. A gripping work of science writing, Flu addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it.

LC Classification NumberRC150.4.K64 2001

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