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Influenza
Government Sites
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CDC: Seasonal Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides key facts and up-to-date information. -
Flu.gov
One-stop access to U.S. Government seasonal and other flu information. -
MedlinePlus: Flu
Links to information from various sources including prevention tips and treatment overview.
Return to the topFAQs, Symptoms, Treatments
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Allegheny County Health Department: Influenza (Flu)
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WebMD: Cold & Flu Health Center
Is it a cold or the flu?
Influenza History
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CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Below are some articles from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention on previous flu outbreaks.-
Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 12, No. 1
This issue from January 2006 contains the following articles: Influenza Pandemics of the 20th Century, 1918 Influenza Pandemic: the Mother of All Pandemics, The Swine Flu Episode [1976] and the Fog of Epidemics
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 12, No. 1
- CDC Resources for Pandemic Flu
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The Great Pandemic
The Influenza Pandemic occurred in three waves in the United States throughout 1918 and 1919. Read about the pandemic in Pennsylvania. -
The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918–1919: A Digital Encyclopedia
The Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School investigated American communities that experienced extremely low rates of influenza during the infamous 1918-1920 influenza pandemic. One of those communities was the Western Pennyslvania Institute for the Blind in Pittsburgh.
Books on Previous Pandemics
Barry, John M.
Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History
RC150.4.B37 2004
Details the 1918 influenza epidemic which killed as many as 100 million people worldwide.
Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History
RC150.4.B37 2004
Details the 1918 influenza epidemic which killed as many as 100 million people worldwide.
Crosby, Alfred W.
America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
RC150.1.C76 1989
Originally published as Epidemic and Peace, 1918 in 1976. Crosby is a historian and author of The Columbian Exchange.
America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
RC150.1.C76 1989
Originally published as Epidemic and Peace, 1918 in 1976. Crosby is a historian and author of The Columbian Exchange.
Getz, David.
Purple Death: the mysterious flu of 1918
2000. This book, recommended for children in grades 3-6, takes its title from the skin color of the 1918 flu victims.
Purple Death: the mysterious flu of 1918
2000. This book, recommended for children in grades 3-6, takes its title from the skin color of the 1918 flu victims.
Iezzoni, Lynette
Influenza 1918: The Worst Epidemic in American History
RC150.4.I39 1999x
Companion book to the television documentary "Influenza 1918" aired on PBS's documentary series The American Experience" in 1999. The companion website also contains a bibliography.
Influenza 1918: The Worst Epidemic in American History
RC150.4.I39 1999x
Companion book to the television documentary "Influenza 1918" aired on PBS's documentary series The American Experience" in 1999. The companion website also contains a bibliography.
Kolata, Gina Bari, 1948-
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
RC150.4.K64 1999
Gina Kolata, science reporter for The New York Times, delves into the history of the 1918 flu and current efforts to identify the virus responsible for it.
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
RC150.4.K64 1999
Gina Kolata, science reporter for The New York Times, delves into the history of the 1918 flu and current efforts to identify the virus responsible for it.
