The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 - 9780415510790

The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919New Perspectives\nAuthor(s): David Killingray, Howard Phillips\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415510790, 978-0415510790\nSynopsis\nThe Spanish Influenza pandemic of [tel] was the worst pandemic of modern times, claiming over 30 million lives in less than six months. In the hardest hit societies, everything else was put aside in a bid to cope with its ravages. It left millions orphaned and medical science desperate to find its cause. Despite the magnitude of its impact, few scholarly attempts have been made to examine this calamity in its many-sided complexity.\nOn a global, multidisciplinary scale, the book seeks to apply the insights of a wide range of social and medical sciences to an investigation of the pandemic. Topics covered include the historiography of the pandemic, its virology, the enormous demographic impact, the medical and governmental responses it elici.