- Additional Authors
- Naff, Clay Farris.
- Description
- 1 online resource (123 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Summary
- Describes the disease, how it spreads to threaten large populations, and how it can be treated and prevented, and discusses controversies over said treatments and personal experiences with the disease.
- Series Statement
- Perspectives on diseases and disorders
- Uniform Title
- Influenza (Online)
- Perspectives on diseases and disorders.
- Subject
- Influenza > Juvenile literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- An overview of the flu -- A survey of flu viruses -- Flu viruses are difficult to predict and contain -- A faster, more effective test to diagnose flu -- Next-generation flu vaccines are emerging -- Flu outbreaks are caused by a drop in humidity -- Avian flu threatens human life -- Swine flu is a major public health threat -- Swine flu is not likely to be a major public health threat -- Benefits of the flu vaccine outweigh the risks -- Benefits of the flu vaccine do not outweigh the risks -- The misery of suffering through flu -- A doctor comes down with swine flu -- Flu hits youth hard.
- LCCN
- 2010047522
- OCLC
- ssj0000514954
- Title
Influenza [electronic resource] / Clay Farris Naff, book editor.
- Imprint
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
- Edition
1st ed.
- Series
Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Perspectives on diseases and disorders.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Naff, Clay Farris.