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The definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic. "Monumental"-Chicago Tribune. At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research and now revised to reflect the growing danger of the avian flu, The Great Influenza is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, which provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. John M. Barry has written a new afterword for this edition that brings us up to speed on the terrible threat of the avian flu and suggest ways in which we might head off another flu pandemic.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Barry, John M.
- ISBN: 9780143036494
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.50 x 1.19
- Number Of Pages: 576
- Publication Year: 2005
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A must read
Mary A. - 5 years 3 months agoA great book with great relevancy to those of us living through the Covid 19 pandemic. Interesting, scary, sad. The censorship of the day rivals our current cancel culture except they threw people in jail.
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History repeats itself
Susan S. - 5 years 11 months agoOutstanding...tragically this could have been written yesterday...many parallels to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gives flu season a whole new meaning
denise t. - 6 years 2 months agoAs a medical professional I found this book very informative. Some parts read like a textbook but for the most part I liked it. I actually would go back and reread parts to learn the virus’ mode of attack and facts about transmission. Definitely recommend reading especially now with CoVid. Each attack our cells but in their own way. Makes you think.
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Much more than recitation of the pandemic
John L. - 6 years 3 months agoJohn Barry's narrative history of medicine in the U.S. prior to the pandemic is a terrific read. Plus it gives a great overview of the U.S. government's role in making the pandemic worse than it needed to be. The first 100 pages are devoted to research and medicine along with a good primer about viruses and bacteria. I thought I knew a lot about the subject. Wow!! Was I wrong. This book filled in some much needed gaps.
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A book for our times
Martha K. - 6 years 3 months agoA thoroughly researched look into American medicine at the time of the 1918 pandemic. It’s interesting to compare this pandemic to the way we’re handling the Covid 19 pandemic today. Seems human nature has to learn the hard way when it comes to understanding and adapting to scientific facts. Highly recommended.