
Influenza
The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
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Holter Graham
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Dr. Jeremy Brown
On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a cure?
While influenza is now often thought of as a common and mild disease, it still kills over 30,000 people in the US each year. Dr. Jeremy Brown, currently director of Emergency Care Research at the National Institutes of Health, expounds on the flu's deadly past to solve the mysteries that could protect us from the next outbreak. In Influenza, he talks with leading epidemiologists, policy makers, and the researcher who first sequenced the genetic building blocks of the original 1918 virus to offer both a comprehensive history and a roadmap for understanding what’s to come.
Dr. Brown digs into the discovery and resurrection of the flu virus in the frozen victims of the 1918 epidemic, as well as the bizarre remedies that once treated the disease, such as whiskey and blood-letting. Influenza also breaks down the current dialogue surrounding the disease, explaining the controversy over vaccinations, antiviral drugs like Tamiflu, and the federal government’s role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks. Though 100 years of advancement in medical research and technology have passed since the 1918 disaster, Dr. Brown warns that many of the most vital questions about the flu virus continue to confound even the leading experts.
Influenza is an enlightening and unnerving look at a shapeshifting deadly virus that has been around long before people - and warns us that it may be many more years before we are able to conquer it for good.
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So you think you know the flu…
"I’m getting married and heading off on my honeymoon in a little less than 2 weeks—so in other words, I’m overdosing on vitamin C, vigorously handwashing, and getting my flu shot. So it’s with sniffles and prevention on the brain that I picked up this interesting listen (I like to feed my paranoias, apparently). This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1918 flu pandemic, one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history. Author Dr. Jeremy Brown, in a casual and accessible style, traces the history of the disease from then to now, revealing—frighteningly enough—just how much we still don’t understand about this ever-changing virus that at best makes us feel miserable for a few days, and at worst kills or seriously incapacitates those it infects. Holter Graham’s delivery is upbeat and engaging, complementing the author’s approach towards making this unnerving topic digestible. Now, to my fellow editors: If you need me over the next week, I’ll be working from home, wearing my face mask and slathering on the hand sanitizer."
—Sam D., Audible Editor
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The book is well written and easy to listen to. The epilogue was very interesting. As the author is an emergency physician, his opinions are well worth th listen.
Fascinating
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great
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I loved this book. I learned so much.
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I'm not certain who will benefit most from this book. The very beginning could be quite off putting to the general public while paramedicals like me are entranced. Lots of it is easily comprehensible to most, while some sections might make some folks glassy eyed. Yet you ask why I recommend it to everyone.
Simple. Historians, research minded, descendants, patients, and those in paramedical fields will benefit from the research and perspectives laid out in this book. Whether you want to know how influenza traveled, why this particular strain is not freely active, how vaccines are developed, what treatments were used throughout history for the illness and if/when some were finally discarded, and just why the grandmothers were right about dosing with chicken soup, you will find your answers here.
I had the grandest time reading this one, and I have read a number of others, because of the logical way that sections are organized as well as some areas having a slightly different perspective than some others. I hope that many others will at least learn a lot from it.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Touchstone/Simon and Schuster Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!
Now I have a permanent audio copy! Narrated by the incomparable Holter Graham, no less!
Influenza still kills,only the Covid went pandemic
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Very Interesting and Informative
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I learned quite a lot about flu and its treatment
Accessible Science
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Influenza
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Important read
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History repeats it's self, right? Get ready...
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