Hunting the 1918 flu : one scientist's search for a killer virus / Kirsty Duncan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duncan, Kirsty.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Influenza--History--20th century.

Influenza.

Influenza--Epidemiology.

Epidemiology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Epidemiology.

Influenza, Human--history.

Disease Outbreaks--history.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Ethics, Professional.

Influenza, Human--epidemiology.

Medical Subjects:

Influenza, Human--history.

Disease Outbreaks--history.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Ethics, Professional.

Influenza, Human--epidemiology.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, c2003 Gibson Library Connections, 2010).

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In 1918 the Spanish flu epidemic swept the world and killed an estimated 20 to 40 million people in just one year, more than the number that died during the four years of the First World War. To this day medical science has been at a loss to explain the Spanish flu's origin." "Responding to sustained interest in this medical mystery, Hunting the 1918 Flu presents a detailed account of Kirsty Duncan's experiences as she organized an international, multi-discipline scientific expedition to exhume the bodies of a group of Norwegian miners buried in Svalbard, all victims of the flu virus." "Duncan raises questions not only about public health, epidemiology, the ethics of science, and the rights of subjects, but also about the role of age, gender, and privilege in science. While her search for the virus has shown promising results, it has also revealed the dangers of science itself being subsumed in the rush for personal acclaim."--Jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: A Deadly Killer

1. Spanish Influenza of 1918

pt. 1. Evolving Team

2. Quest, 1992-1994

3. Beneath the Crosses, 1994-May 1996

4. First Permission, First Workshop, May-August 1996

5. Archival Samples? CDC Withdraws, August 1996-June 1997

pt. 2. Ground Penetrating Radar

6. New Members and GPR Preparations, June-October 1997

7. Through the Ground Darkly, October 1997

pt. 3. Wrestling with Demons

8. Live Virus? October 1997-January 1998

9. Mill Hill Meeting, February 1998

10. Is It Safe? February-April 1998

11. Scientific Plan, April-June 1998

12. High Stakes, April-August 1998

13. Public Relations Plan, May-July 1998

14. Money Wars, May-August 1998

pt. 4. Exhumations

15. Face to Face, 16 August-5 September 1998

pt. 5. Decoding the Virus

16. Waiting for Results, November 1998-October 1999

17. Fighting for Norway, Fighting for Canada, 11-16 November 1999

18. Sharing Samples? November 1999-November 2000

Conclusion: Promises Kept

Epilogue: Update.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4426-9210-3

1-4426-8827-0

OCLC:

1382782636