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.
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.
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.
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Contents Prologue 1. The Plague Year 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 Acknowledgments Notes Index
Contents Prologue 1. The Plague Year 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 Acknowledgments Notes Index
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