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.
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语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 160 ● ISBN 9780313342608 ● 出版者 ABC-CLIO ● 发布时间 2008 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4512579 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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