Can I read Hunting the 1918 Flu : One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus on EtoBox?

Hunting the 1918 Flu : One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus by Kirsty E. Duncan is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Hunting the 1918 Flu : One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus about?

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. Most virologists are convinced that sooner or later a similarly deadly flu virus will return with a vengeance; thus anything we can learn from the 1918 flu may save lives in a new epidemic.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. Constant throughout is her determination to honour the Norwegian laws and the Svalbard customs that treat the dead and the living with respect - especially when a live virus, if unearthed, could kill millions. Another theme of the book is the author's growing love for Svalbard and its people. Duncan's narrative describes a large-scale medical project to uncover genetic material from the Spanish flu; it also reveals th

Who reads Hunting the 1918 Flu : One Scientist's Search for a Killer Virus?

Author

Kirsty E. Duncan

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442692107

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Science, History