| Record Number |
820234 |
| ISBN |
9781432865009 |
| Author |
Brown, Jeremy, 1964- author. |
| Title |
Influenza : the hundred-year hunt to cure the deadliest disease in history / Jeremy Brown, MD, MHS. |
| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019. |
| ©2018 |
| Pagination etc. |
425 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Summary Note |
On the 100th anniversary of the pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, veteran ER doctor and Director of Emergency Care Research at the National Institutes of Health, explores the troubling and complex history of the flu virus. He breaks down the current dialogue about the disease, explaining the controversy over vaccinations, antriviral drugs, and the federal government's role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks. |
| Subject |
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 |
| Influenza -- United States -- History |
| Influenza -- Prevention -- United States |
| Large type books. |
| Shelf Location |
LP 614.518 BROW |
