Influenza

"[The author] expounds on the flu's deadly past to solve the mysteries that could protect us from the next outbreak. He talks with . . . epidemiologists, policy makers, and the researcher who first sequenced the genetic building blocks of the original 1918 virus to offer both a . . . history and a roadmap for understanding what's to come. [The author] digs into the discovery and resurrection of the flu virus in the frozen victims of the 1918 epidemic, as well as the . . . remedies that once treated the disease, such as whiskey and blood-letting. [The book] also breaks down the . . . dialogue surrounding the disease, explaining the controversy over vaccinations, antiviral drugs like Tamiflu, and the federal government's role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks"--Provided by publisher.