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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954241403321

Autore

Devlin Roni K. <1968->

Titolo

Influenza / / Roni K. Devlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport : , : Greenwood, , 2008

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

9798400670053

9786612294907

9781282294905

1282294903

9780313342592

0313342598

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Collana

Biographies of disease, , 1940-445X

Disciplina

614.518

Soggetti

Influenza

Influenza - History

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

The influenza virus -- The epidemiology of influenza -- The influenza pandemic of 1918 -- The clinical manifestations of influenza -- Making the diagnosis of influenza -- Treatment and prevention of influenza.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume covers a common infectious disease that afflicts millions every year-the flu-but one that has the potential of being at the center of a new pandemic, similar to the one that killed millions during 1918. Influenza examines all aspects of this disease, including: • The influenza virus and how it leads to infection in humans. • The definition of epidemics and pandemics, and a description of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. • The clinical signs and symptoms of influenza, and how it impacts special populations, such as the elderly and HIV-infected patients • The treatment and prevention of the flu The volume includes a glossary of important terms and a bibliography of accessible works that discuss the disease.