Bibliograph

The great influenza, the true story of the deadliest pandemic in history., John M. Barry ; adapted by Catherine S. Frank, Young readers edition

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The great influenza, the true story of the deadliest pandemic in history., John M. Barry ; adapted by Catherine S. Frank, Young readers edition

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great influenza

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1390774822

Responsibility statement

John M. Barry ; adapted by Catherine S. Frank

Sub title

the true story of the deadliest pandemic in history.

Summary

At the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, and then exploded worldwide, killing as many as 100 million people. It killed more in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. It killed many more people than COVID-19, especially those who were young and otherwise healthy. This book, adapted from the #1 New York Times bestseller first published in 2004, shows young readers how this global tragedy came to pass; how science, war, and public policy collided; and how we might be able to prevent it from happening again. Impeccably researched and engrossingly told, The Great Influenza provides young readers with historical and scientific context for epidemics that remains all too relevant today

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Part I: Before. A revolution from nothing ; The modernization of American medicine ; A mutant swarm -- Part II: The US Army and influenza. America goes to war ; Keeping the troops healthy ; Unusual outbreak ; Lethal waves -- Part III: Fear. A model city ; Camp Grant ; Only influenza ; Bacillus influenzae -- Part IV: Deadly decisions: Confronting the virus ; Desperation ; Failed efforts -- Part V: After 1918. A president's health ; Viral legacy ; Investigating answers -- Afterword -- Timeline of key events -- Key figures

Target audience

juvenile

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True story of the deadliest pandemic in historyGreat influenza, young readers edition

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Young readers edition

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