02411cam a2200433 4500 275627790 TxAuBib 20120616120000.0 990715s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 99039665 9780374157067 alk. paper 0374157065 alk. paper DLC DLC JBO C#P VAM COU NLC NLM BAKER NLGGC BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG IG# SXC ZWZ TxAuBib Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948- Flu : the story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 and the search for the virus that caused it / Gina Kolata. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. xi, 330 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1. The plague year -- Ch. 2. A history of disease and death -- Ch. 3. From sailors to swine -- Ch. 4. A Swedish adventurer -- Ch. 5. Swine flu -- Ch. 6. A litigation nightmare -- Ch. 7. John Dalton's eyeballs -- Ch. 8. An incident in Hong Kong -- Ch. 9. From Alaska to Norway -- Ch. 10. Mysteries and hypotheses. "Unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy. She delves into the history of the flu and previous epidemics, profiles the experts hot on the trail and the amateurs woefully misguided, and details the science and the latest understanding of this mortal disease." -- Jacket. 20120616. Gift of Ray Lambert $25.00. Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919. Influenza History 20th century. Influenza. Grippe Histoire 20e siècle. Grippe Histoire. Influenza, Human epidemiology. Influenza, Human history. Disease Outbreaks history. Pandemie. Etiologie (geneeskunde.) Épidémies. Grippe humaine Histoire. Flambées épidémiques Histoire. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol056/99039665.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol056/99039665.html Publisher description