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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It

Gina Kolata

What killed so many young and healthy people in the great flu of nineteen eighteen, and could scientists track down the virus decades later?

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Author
Gina Kolata

Why read it

  • You will see how scientists hunt for the cause of a disease that struck long ago
  • You will recognise how fast fear and rumor fill the gap when a new illness arrives
  • You will learn how a public health plan can go wrong even when the science seems to be on your side

Who it is for

  • Anyone who lived through a pandemic and wants the history
  • Science readers who enjoy a detective hunt
  • Public health staff and planners weighing risk and response

Contents

  1. 1 - THE PLAGUE YEAR
  2. 2 - A HISTORY OF DISEASE AND DEATH
  3. 3 - FROM SAILORS TO SWINE
  4. 4 - A SWEDISH ADVENTURER
  5. 5 - SWINE FLU
  6. 6 - A LITIGATION NIGHTMARE
  7. 7 - JOHN DALTON’S EYEBALLS
  8. 8 - AN INCIDENT IN HONG KONG
  9. 9 - FROM ALASKA TO NORWAY
  10. 10 - MYSTERIES AND HYPOTHESES

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