Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
Cumulative number of reported suspect and probable cases (SARS) Cumulative Number of Reported Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Cumulative Number of Reported Probable § Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Cumulative ... [... more]
World Health Organization |
Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic
 From Amazon.com: Feeling tired, achy, and congested? You'll hope not after reading science writer Gina Kolata's engrossing Flu, a fascinating look at the 1918 epidemic that wiped out around 40 million people in less than a year and afflicted more than [... more]
CDN$17.50
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Ten things you need to know about pandemic influenza
Avian influenza refers to a large group of different influenza viruses that primarily affect birds. On rare occasions, these bird viruses can infect other species, including pigs and humans. The vast majority of avian influenza viruses do not ... [... more]
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Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
Any infectious agents or toxic chemical could in theory be engineered for deliberate use as a weapon. Experts in this field believe that smallpox, anthrax, botulism and plague are the pathogens most likely to be used. However, most if not all ... [... more]
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Gina Kolata
Gina Kolata is an award-winning senior writer for the New York Times. The winner of numerous writing awards, she has authored several books, including the bestselling Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the ... [... more]
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Tadashi Kawashima
A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide-and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive. Waking ... [... more]
Random House |
Adachitoka
A strange virus is making its way around the globe, causing its victims to commit suicide-and becoming a lethal pandemic in less than a week. Now a group of Tokyo teens who have survived the outbreak are wondering why they are still alive. Waking ... [... more]
Random House |
Avian influenza frequently asked questions
What changes are needed for H5N1 to become a pandemic virus? What is the significance of limited human-to-human transmission? What are the most important warning signals that a pandemic is about to start? Avian influenza, or "bird flu", is a ... [... more]
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America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
CDN$25.95
Amazon CA |
Pandemic: Facing Aids
Pandemic: Facing A.I.D.S.: This documentary is defintely well worth it. an Eye-Opener in every sense of the word and with the combination of Philip Glass's once again beautiful score writing and facts about the virus, one is not cannot walk away unmoved. [... more]
CDN$36.99
Amazon CA |
America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
The First on the 1918 Pandemic--and still the best...: Crosby's classic study of the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic-- while recently supplemented by John M. Barry's excellent new book THE GREAT INFLUENZA and Gina Kolatta's FLU-- remains the Source Authority [... more]
CDN$83.95
Amazon CA |
Pandemic
A good page turner in the medical genre: This novel is very close to a medical version of a John Grisham book. The plot is timely, the concept believable, and there is just enough of a hook left at the end of each chapter to pull the reader through the [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
