The 1918–20 Influenza Pandemic: A Retrospective in the Time of COVID-19
Author:   Prema-Chandra Athukorala (Australian National University, Canberra) ,  Chaturica Athukorala (The Canberra Hospital)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009336086


Pages:   75
Publication Date:   24 November 2022
Format:   Paperback
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The 1918–20 Influenza Pandemic: A Retrospective in the Time of COVID-19


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The pandemic of 1918–20-commonly known as the Spanish flu-infected over a quarter of the world's population and killed over fifty million people. It is by far the greatest humanitarian disaster caused by an infectious disease in modern history. Epidemiologists and health scientists often draw on this experience to set the plausible upper bound (the 'worst case scenario') on future pandemic mortality. The purpose of this study is to piece together and analyse the scattered multi-disciplinary literature on the pandemic in order to place debates on the evolving course of the current COVID-19 crisis in historical perspective. The analysis focuses on the changing characteristics of pathogens and disease over time, the institutional factors that shaped the global spread, the demographic and socio-economic consequences, and pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical responses to the pandemic. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Author:   Prema-Chandra Athukorala (Australian National University, Canberra) ,  Chaturica Athukorala (The Canberra Hospital)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.130kg
ISBN:  

9781009336086


ISBN 10:   1009336088
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   24 November 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Why Revisit the 1918–20 Influenza Pandemic?; 2. Origin and global spread; 3. Mortality: Count and Demographic Profile; 4. Geography of Mortality; 5. Public Policy Response; 6. Socio-economic Impact; 7. Lessons; Appendix: Mortality of the 1918–20 influenza pandemic.

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