Search advanced search
 
Books
Search:
x dismiss this message

Did you know you can edit this page?

Flu
  • Rated 0 stars
Read Flu

Flu (1999) (edit title/settings)

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

by Gina Kolata (Author) (edit contributors)

Share this book on:
see page history

Description edit see section history

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 40 million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the U.S. population with it, 1.5... read more

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

Popular Covers

Loading covers…

Choose your book’s cover

First Sentence edit see section history

When the plague came, on those chilly days of autumn, some said it was a terrible new weapon of war.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue

1. The Plague Years
2. A History of Disease and Death
3. From Sailors to Swine
4. A Swedish Adventurer
5. Swine Flu
6. A Litigation Nightmare
7. John Dalton's Eyeballs
8. An Incident in Hong Kong
9. From Alaska to Norway
10. Mysteries and Hypotheses

Acknowledgements
Notes
Index

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Gina Kolata (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0374157065
Page Count: 256

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: RC150.4 .K64 1999
  • Dewey: 614.51809041

We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.

© 2006-2013 Shelfari | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy

Close