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A review by jessferg
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It by Gina Kolata
3.0
Seemed like an appropriate read for a COVID-19 lock-down activity. The first half is much more interesting than the second but mostly because the second half is also INFURIATING because of what feels like a women-in-science discriminatory issue. The author does not take that stand at all - in fact she almost defends the other scientist who is acting "professionally" but c'mon - you read it and tell me there isn't a hint of derision...and then there's factual disappointment. So not as fun to read as the stuff about earlier infections and groundwork.
Of course there's a lot of follow-up needed on my part. The book was published 1999 and even the added epilogue in this edition is 2005. Guess I'll be able to keep busy for awhile longer.
Of course there's a lot of follow-up needed on my part. The book was published 1999 and even the added epilogue in this edition is 2005. Guess I'll be able to keep busy for awhile longer.