Are there any books about the 1918 pandemic?
The Orphan Collector: A Heroic Novel of Survival During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Paperback)
What was the worst flu in history?
The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919.
What is the book 1918 about?
Written by a doctor of Internal Medicine, “1918” is a rigorously researched and accurate historical novel about the pandemic that killed up to 100 million people. The story is told through the eyes of Dr. Edward Noble, an army major and infectious disease sub-specialist, whose u.
Did the flu killed 40 million in 1919?
Spanish flu, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or the 1918 influenza pandemic, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus….
| Spanish flu | |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 25–50 million (generally accepted), other estimates range from 17.4 to 100 million |
When was the book pandemic 1918 written?
Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History Hardcover – August 28, 2018.
What genre is the great influenza?
nonfiction
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History (originally subtitled The Epic Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History) is a 2004 nonfiction book by John M. Barry that examines the 1918 flu pandemic, one of the worst pandemics in history.
What was the last big flu pandemic?
There have been six major influenza epidemics in the last 140 years, with the 1918 flu pandemic being the most severe; this is estimated to have been responsible for the deaths of 50–100 million people. The most recent, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, resulted in under 300,000 deaths and is considered relatively mild.
When was the book The Great Influenza written?
2004
The Great Influenza
| Author | John M. Barry |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pandemics |
| Published | New York, New York |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Publication date | 2004 |
When was the book pandemic written?
Pandemic (Cook novel)
| Author | Robin Cook |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 2018 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-53534-8 |
| Preceded by | Charlatans (2017) |
When did the 1918 flu pandemic end?
February 1918 – April 1920
Spanish flu/Periods
When did the 1918 pandemic end?
April 1920
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