The discovery period: 1892/1940 -- Literature of the recovery period: 1921/1946 -- Fiction of the recursion period: 2005/2006 -- The characterization project: 1995/2005 -- Terrorism and the biological-attack scenario -- Fiction of the characterization period: 1998/2005 -- Avian influenza -- Novel virus and the approval of Q-pan.
Summary:
"The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919--the worst widespread outbreak in recorded history--claimed an estimated 100 million lives globally. This study surveys influenza research over the last century in original scientific and historical documents, and establishes a critical paradigm for the appreciation of influenza fiction"-- Provided by publisher.
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