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Influenza Pandemic Of 19181919
Paul Kupperberg
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Description for Influenza Pandemic Of 19181919
Hardback. No one had ever seen anything like the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919. Before the deadly disease ran its course in 1919, more American soldiers died from the flu than in combat, more than one-fifth of the world's population was infected, and as many as 100 million people worldwide died from the disease that caused a devastating pandemic. Num Pages: 120 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, sidebars, chronology & timeline,. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJG; YNH; YNT. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
In late January 1918, Dr. Loren Miner, a country physician in rural Kansas, saw the first cases of an influenza of a violent nature. With a warning to the U.S. Public Health Service, his was the lone voice of alarm about the potential spread of this virulent new strain of a particularly deadly disease. With hundreds of thousands of American servicemen crisscrossing the nation through military training camps and then to Europe to fight in World War I, an influenza pandemic wasn't just a possibility, but a certainty. It swept through congested cities and rural communities alike, killing its victims ... Read more
In late January 1918, Dr. Loren Miner, a country physician in rural Kansas, saw the first cases of an influenza of a violent nature. With a warning to the U.S. Public Health Service, his was the lone voice of alarm about the potential spread of this virulent new strain of a particularly deadly disease. With hundreds of thousands of American servicemen crisscrossing the nation through military training camps and then to Europe to fight in World War I, an influenza pandemic wasn't just a possibility, but a certainty. It swept through congested cities and rural communities alike, killing its victims ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791096406
SKU
V9780791096406
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About Paul Kupperberg
Paul Kupperberg is a writer and editor with more than a dozen books of nonfiction on topics including medicine, science, and history to his credit. He has also written novels, short stories, syndicated newspaper strips, Web animation, humor, and satire, as well as comic, story, and coloring books. Kupperberg lives in Connecticut.
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