Influenza
By: Clay Farris Naff, book editor
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Perspectives on diseases and disorders
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9780737752533
Subjects: Influenza; Juvenile literature
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of the flu / Julia Barrett and Rebecca J. Frey; title: A survey of flu viruses / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; title: Flu viruses are difficult to predict and contain / Marc Siegel; title: A faster, more effective test to diagnose flu / Katie Walter; title: Next-generation flu vaccines are emerging / Teddi Dineley Johnson; title: Flu outbreaks are caused by a drop in humidity / Public Library of Science; title: Avian flu threatens human life / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; title: Swine flu is a major public health threat / President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology -- Swine flu is not likely to be a major public health threat / Katharine Herrup; title: Benefits of the flu vaccine outweigh the risks / Debora MacKenzie; title: Benefits of the flu vaccine do not outweigh the risks / Donald W. Miller Jr.; title: The misery of suffering through flu / Sarah Vine; title: A doctor comes down with swine flu / Larry Brilliant; title: Flu hits youth hard / Bryan.