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America's Forgotten Pandemic
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Description| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Author(s) | Alfred W. Crosby |
| Subtitle | The Influenza of 1918 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 28th July 2003 |
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The Influenza of 1918
Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives - more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu pandemic is largely forgotten today. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event. This 2003 edition includes a preface discussing the then recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic.Translation missing: en.general.search.loading