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Influenza 1918
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/

Description:
This site explores the influenza epidemic that killed more than 600,000 Americans and between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. Includes reflections about the pandemic and its epidemiology, a pathologist's analysis of whether the same type of devastation could occur again, a map showing the spreading of the disease in the U.S., audio files of interviews, a timeline, a teacher's guide, and the epidemic's effects on Boston, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Based on the 1998 PBS American Experience program.

LII Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Epidemics, Infectious Diseases, Influenza (Flu)

Extra Keywords
flu

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Epidemics
Influenza

LII Database Information:
Record 10700 created by Dana Lubow on 03/15/1999
Last modification on 10/13/2005
Published: 03/15/1999   Republished: 10/13/2005
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10700

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