| Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It Contributor(s): Kolata, Gina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743203984 ISBN-13: 9780743203982 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: The author examines the Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918 that killed an estimated 40 to 100 million people in the world, and delves into the mystery that still surrounds it. Kolata takes readers into the lab where scientists today are working with samples of the virus, and addresses the prospects for a recurrence of an equally lethal pandemic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 614.518 |
| LCCN: 00064861 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.45" W x 8.4" (0.74 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68831 Reading Level: 9.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kolata, Gina: - Gina Kolata is a science reporter for The New York Times and the author of Clone: The Road to Dolly and Sex in America. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey. |