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Very Very Very Dreadful : The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918
Hardback Edition: 1
Of all diseases, the 1918 flu was by far the worst that has ever afflicted humankind; not even the Black Death of the Middle Ages comes close in terms of the number of lives it took. No war, no natural disaster, no famine has claimed so many. In the space of eighteen months in 1918-1919, about 500 million people -- one-third of the global population at the time --came down with influenza. The exact total of lives lost will never be known, but the best estimate is between 50 and 100 million.
In this powerful book, filled with black and white photographs, nonfiction master Albert Marrin examines the history, science, and impact of this great scourge -- and the possibility for another worldwide pandemic today.
Featured in the May 2018 Cool for Schools newsletter.
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Pages : 198
Publisher : Random House
Publication date : 2018-03-19
Subjects: Fiction, Non-fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Ages Teen