What You Need to Know about the Flu - 9798216375357

What You Need to Know about the FluAuthor(s): R. K. Devlin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9798216375357, 979-8216375357\nSynopsis\nWhat You Need to Know About the Flu offers readers a concise yet in-depth look at the influenza virus and the illness it causes, with both a historical perspective and a contemporary discussion of treatment, prevention, and controversies.\n\nSeasonal influenza strikes each winter, sickening millions, causing thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, and resulting in millions of dollars in health care costs and lost work productivity. The flu can also cause periodic epidemics and global pandemics. Experts fear the next public health emergency may be a new and deadly strain of influenza. This accessible guide helps readers understand why the influenza virus is so difficult to combat.\n\nThis book is a part of Bloomsbury's Inside Diseases and Disorders series. This series profil.