Download Influenza: A Century of Science and Public Health Response

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Edition: 1
Release: 2012-04-28
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 082296189X
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

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In 1976, the outbreak of a new strain of swine flu at the Fort Dix, New Jersey, army base prompted an unprecedented inoculation campaign. Some forty-two million Americans were vaccinated as the National Influenza Immunization Program hastened to prevent a pandemic, while the World Health Organization (WHO) took a wait-and-see approach. Fortunately, the virus did not spread, and only one death occurred. But instead of being lauded, American actions were subsequently denounced as a “fiasco” and instigator of mass panic.
      In Influenza, George Dehner examines the wide disparity in national and international responses to influenza pandemics, from the Russian flu of 1889 to the swine flu outbreak in 2009. He chronicles the technological and institutional progress made along the way and shows how these developments can shape an effective future policy.
      Early pandemic response relied on methods of quarantine and individual scientific research. In the aftermath of Download Influenza for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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