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Books about Swine Flu, Influenza and Pandemics
If you feel that there isn’t enough information on websites about the history of pandemics there is a number of books available that you can buy to fulfil your need for more knowledge.
There’s a lot to be learned from history, from what happened in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic to the 1976 swine flu fiasco in New Jersey. Find out more about how disease has plagued mankind through history in the following books:
Title: Global Time Bomb: Surving the H1N1 Pandemic and Other Global Health Threats.
Author: John M. Dorrance
An interesting book detailing aspests of the current swine flu situation and the very real prospect of a devastating pandemic occuring in the near future.
Title: Epidemic: the Past, Present and Future of the Diseases that made Us
Author: Dr Robert Baker
A very good book discussing the social changes that we have gone through in recent history and how it has made them us more vulnerable to mass epidemics. The book talks about MRSA, acinetobacter baumanii, Tuberculosis and how they have recently become more resistant to nearly all forms of bacteria. The book looks at the science, the history and the future of epidemics. For anyone who wants to learn more about the nature of transmissible disease, this is a must read!
Title Flu: A Social History of Influenza
Author: Tom Quinn
This book discusses the social impact of influenza. In terms of the amount of lives that is has claimed flu is comparable to war, plague and famine. It talks about the periodicity of flu outbreaks and the fact that since 1580, there has been 31 worldwide influenza outbreaks. The book explores the devastation caused by the world's most deadly virus.
Title: The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
Author: John M Barry
A fantastic book discussing the true impact of the Spanish flu epidemic on the world. It talks about how the flu claimed the lives of the young, killing them at the prime of life. It is a well written book, it flows well and documents the time, the people and the disease beautifully. For anyone seeking an alternative, yet informative take on the 1918 H1N1 virus this is the book to get.
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