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Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918 Cover Image Book Book
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Very, very, very dreadful : the influenza pandemic of 1918

Marrin, Albert (author.).

Summary: In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza. By the summer of 1918, the second wave struck as a highly contagious and lethal epidemic and within weeks exploded into a pandemic, an illness that travels rapidly from one continent to another. It would impact the course of the war, and kill many millions more soldiers than warfare itself. Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the worst that has ever afflicted humankind; not even the Black Death of the Middle Ages comes close in terms of the number of lives it took. No war, no natural disaster, no famine has claimed so many. In the space of eighteen months in 1918-1919, about 500 million people--one-third of the global population at the time--came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known, but the best estimate is between 50 and 100 million.--Provided by Publisher.

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  • ISBN: 1101931477
  • ISBN: 9781101931479
  • ISBN: 1101931469
  • ISBN: 9781101931462
  • Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018]

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General Note:
Includes bibliographic notes, references (pages 183-190) and index.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: The great-granddaddy of them all -- The pitiless war -- Diseases of war -- Puny man: drowning in the second wave -- A fear and panic : influenza and American society -- To the bitter end -- A detective story.
Target Audience Note:
1040L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader UG 8.3 8 8 196202

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Subject: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
Influenza History
Epidemics
Diseases
Genre: Young adult nonfiction.

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Abington Community Library YOUNG ADULT 614.518 MARRIN (Text) 50687011664474 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library YA 614.518 MAR (Text) 33240004532555 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Exeter Community Library YA 614.518 MAR (Text) 33249023540499 Teen Non-fiction Available -
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