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Overview
This volume covers a common infectious disease that afflicts millions every year--the flu--but one that has the potential of being at the center of a new pandemic, similar to the one that killed millions during 1918.
Influenza examines all aspects of this disease, including:- The influenza virus and how it leads to infection in humans.
- The definition of epidemics and pandemics, and a description of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918.
- The clinical signs and symptoms of influenza, and how it impacts special populations, such as the elderly and HIV-infected patients
- The treatment and prevention of the flu The volume includes a glossary of important terms and a bibliography of accessible works that discuss the disease.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780313342592
- ISBN-10: 0313342598
- Publisher: Greenwood
- Publish Date: October 2008
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 160
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