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Influenza Pandemic Of 1918-1919

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ISBN-10: 0312677081

ISBN-13: 9780312677084

Edition: 2013

Authors: Susan Kent

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The influenza pandemic of 1918-19 appeared suddenly at the end of the First World War and with explosive impact took the lives of at least 30 million people worldwide. Spreading rapidly across the globe, it defied all previous understandings of the disease, striking the youngest and healthiest individuals most acutely and confounding the doctors and governments who struggled to contain it. In this volume, Susan Kingsley Kent presents an overview of the disease, detailing its symptoms, tracking its spread, and offering insights into the medical community's understanding of and reaction to the pandemic. Documents from period newspapers, medical journals, and government publications, as well…    
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Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 8/29/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.54" wide x 8.18" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English