Influenza / Roni K. Devlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Devlin, Roni K., 1968-

Series:

Biographies of disease.

Biographies of disease, 1940-445X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Influenza--Popular works.

Influenza.

Influenza--History--Popular works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Westport : Greenwood, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400670053

9786612294907

9781282294905

1282294903

9780313342592

0313342598

OCLC:

666991835