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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132770103321

Titolo

Influenza / / Clay Farris Naff, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, Mich. : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-7377-6036-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (123 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Perspectives on diseases and disorders

Disciplina

614.5/18

Soggetti

Influenza

Influenza - Treatment

Influenza vaccines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An overview of the flu -- A survey of flu viruses -- Flu viruses are difficult to predict and contain -- A faster, more effective test to diagnose flu -- Next-generation flu vaccines are emerging -- Flu outbreaks are caused by a drop in humidity -- Avian flu threatens human life -- Swine flu is a major public health threat -- Swine flu is not likely to be a major public health threat -- Benefits of the flu vaccine outweigh the risks -- Benefits of the flu vaccine do not outweigh the risks -- The misery of suffering through flu -- A doctor comes down with swine flu -- Flu hits youth hard.

Sommario/riassunto

Describes the disease, how it spreads to threaten large populations, and how it can be treated and prevented, and discusses controversies over said treatments and personal experiences with the disease.