The viral network : a pathography of the H1N1 influenza pandemic / Theresa MacPhail.
The viral network : a pathography of the H1N1 influenza pandemic / Theresa MacPhail.
The viral network : a pathography of the H1N1 influenza pandemic / Theresa MacPhail.
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
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G 2015/1148
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English
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xii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2014.
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New York (State)
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2014.
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"In The Viral Network, Theresa MacPhail examines our collective fascination with and fear of viruses through the lens of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. In April 2009, a novel strain of H1N1 influenza virus resulting from a combination of bird, swine, and human flu viruses emerged in Veracruz, Mexico. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (...
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The viral network : a pathography of the H1N1 influenza pandemic / Theresa MacPhail.
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Expertise.
Includes bibliographical references.
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G 2015/1148
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74VKObG46vNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKObG46vNb
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0801479835 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801452406 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801452406 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801479830 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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614.5/18
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991022608609702626
