Influenza

Roni Devlin

ISBN 10: 0313342598 / ISBN 13: 9780313342592

Published by Greenwood, 2008

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Influenza | Roni Devlin | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2008 | Greenwood | EAN 9780313342592 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Influenza
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313342598
• ISBN 13: 9780313342592
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 13D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 411 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

R. K. Devlin is an independent scholar in the USA. She holds a BS in exercise physiology, an MBS in biomechanics, and an MD with specialization in infectious diseases.