The Diffusion of Influenza: Patterns and Paradigms - Hardcover

Pyle, Gerald F.

 
9780847674299: The Diffusion of Influenza: Patterns and Paradigms

Synopsis

This pioneering study of the geography of influenza during the twentieth century explores how geographical factors contribute to the periodic diffusion of influenza epidemics in the United States, adding a spatial dimension to national efforts to control the disease. Pyle brings together findings from history, virology, epidemiology, and demographics to develop a geographic model of influenza transmission.

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About the Author

Gerald F. Pyle is professor of geography at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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