| Description |
xiii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis--patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors--this book explores the epidemic in the United States"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-274) and index. |
| Contents |
"Influenza has apparently become domesticated with us" : influenza, medicine and the public, 1890-1918 -- "The whole world seems up-side-down" : patients, families and communities confront the epidemic -- "Let our experience be of value to other communities" : public health experts, the people, and progressivism -- "The experience was one I shall never forget" : doctors, nurses, and challenges of the epidemic -- "The terrible and wonderful experience" : forgetting and remembering the aftermath. |
| Subject |
Influenza -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Epidemics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780199811342 hardback |
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0199811342 hardback |
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