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Aronson, Virginia

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

120 pp. | Chelsea | June, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7910-5263-X $$19.95
(4) 4-6 Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications series. The 1918 Spanish flu struck over two billion people worldwide, causing as many as forty million deaths. This account, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, describes the rapid spread of the disease and the futile attempts to stop it in prose that sometimes becomes repetitive and anecdotal. The strongest sections detail contemporary efforts to develop a vaccine in case of a future outbreak. A time line is included. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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