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9 Ιαν 2018 · A comprehensive history of the influenza pandemic of 1918, the worst global killer that humankind has experienced. Historian Marrin ( Uprooted, 2016, etc.) begins four years earlier, at the beginning of World War I. Liberally referencing research, partial statistics, diaries, medical records, newspaper articles, art, photographs, poetry, song ...
9 Ιαν 2018 · The book covers examples of the 1918 flu in Europe, America, and worldwide and discusses the detective process of tracking down the science and how flu may evolve to cause future pandemics. Has End Notes, Further Reading, Index, and Picture Credits.
9 Φεβ 2004 · The 1918 influenza pandemic killed between 21 million (according to a 1927 AMA study) and 100 million people (according to Nobel laureate and influenza researcher Macfarlane Burnet). That meant that about 5% of the population of the world died. It is a terrifying proposition.
1 Ιαν 2001 · Gina Kolata. In 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated 40 million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the U.S. population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die. The fascinating, true story of the world's deadliest disease.
Facebook. On September 12, 1918, Dr. Royal S. Copeland put the entire Port of New York City under quarantine. As health commissioner, he needed a way to keep what looked to be a nasty influenza from infiltrating the city. During the previous five weeks, a few dozen sick passengers and sailors aboard the incoming Bergensfjord, Nieuw Amsterdam ...
9 Φεβ 2004 · This deadly global flu outbreak has gotten hazy in the public memory, and its origins and character were unclear from the beginning, writes popular historian Barry (Rising Tide, 1997, etc.). But influenza tore apart the world’s social fabric for two long years, and it would be a mistake to forget its lessons.
BOOK REVIEWS. JOHN M. BARRY. The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History. New York: Viking Press, 2004. 546 p. $29.95. The 1918-19 influenza pandemic killed more than 40 million people worldwide, making it one of the most significant demographic events of the last 200 years (Johnson and Mueller 2002).
