Catching Cold: 1918's Forgotten Tragedy and the Scientific Hunt for the Virus that Caused itThis text presents the story of the 1918 flu pandemic and discusses current scientific efforts to isolate the particular strain that was so virulent, in order to prevent the same tragedy from striking again. |
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The Incident in Hong Kong | 1 |
Some New Kind of Plague | 39 |
On the Edge of Life | 65 |
Copyright | |
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