Description: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Author: Gina Kolata Title: Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Publication: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (5 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches) Includes author's notes, an index, and photos. 330 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. 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. 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. Delving into the history of the flu and previous epidemics, detailing the science and the latest understanding of this mortal disease, Kolata addresses the prospects for a great epidemic recurring, and, most important, what can be done to prevent it. Seller ID: 201355 Subject: Medicine The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Gina Kolata
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year Printed: 1999
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
