| Influenza Contributor(s): Devlin, R. K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313342598 ISBN-13: 9780313342592 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 616.203 |
| LCCN: 2008028510 |
| Series: Biographies of Disease |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.80 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume covers a common infectious disease that afflicts millions every year--the flu--but one that has the potential of being at the center of a new pandemic, similar to the one that killed millions during 1918. Influenza examines all aspects of this disease, including: - The influenza virus and how it leads to infection in humans. - The definition of epidemics and pandemics, and a description of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. - The clinical signs and symptoms of influenza, and how it impacts special populations, such as the elderly and HIV-infected patients - The treatment and prevention of the flu The volume includes a glossary of important terms and a bibliography of accessible works that discuss the disease. |