Flu
The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic
Ranked #18 in Microbiology, Ranked #27 in Pandemic — see more rankings.
Feeling tired, achy, and congested? You'll hope not after reading science writer Gina Kolata's engrossing Flu, a fascinating look at the 1918 epidemic that wiped out around 40 million people in less than a year and afflicted more than one of every four Americans. This tragedy, just on the heels of World War I and far more deadly, so traumatized the survivors that few would talk about it afterward. Kolata reports on the scientific investigation of this bizarre outbreak, in particular the attempts to sequence the virus' DNA from tissue samples of victims. She also looks at the social and... more
Rankings by Category
Flu is ranked in the following categories:
- #42 in Diseases
- #60 in Public Health
- #28 in Virus
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