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It was the worst epidemic in this country's history, and the search for its cause is still one of science's most urgent quests.
It was 1918, the last year of World War 1. Thousands of men lived in the crowded army training camps that were scattered all across the United States. That spring, a strange flu struck the soldiers at a camp in the Midwest. Healthy young men went to the hospital complaining of sore throats and fevers. Within hours they had suffocated, their skin taking on a terrible purplish hue.
The devastating flu spread like wildfire across the country, infecting soldiers and civilians alike. It killed more than half a million people in a matter of months, then disappeared as suddenly as it had come.
To this day, no one knows what caused a common flu to become so deadly, but scientists are still searching for answers. What they discover could save millions of lives if another common flu virus suddenly turns into a killer. In this riveting account, acclaimed nonfiction author David Getz tells young readers the story of the mysterious flu known as the Purple Death -- the virus responsible for the worst epidemic in American history.
Purple Death
By David Getz
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It was 1918, the last year of World War 1. Thousands of men lived in the crowded army training camps that were scattered all across the United States. That spring, a strange flu struck the soldiers at a camp in the Midwest. Healthy young men went to the hospital complaining of sore throats and fevers. Within hours they had suffocated, their skin taking on a terrible purplish hue.
The devastating flu spread like wildfire across the country, infecting soldiers and civilians alike. It killed more than half a million people in a matter of months, then disappeared as suddenly as it had come.
To this day, no one knows what caused a common flu to become so deadly, but scientists are still searching for answers. What they discover could save millions of lives if another common flu virus suddenly turns into a killer. In this riveting account, acclaimed nonfiction author David Getz tells young readers the story of the mysterious flu known as the Purple Death -- the virus responsible for the worst epidemic in American history.
ISBN
9780805057515
Pages
86 pages
Publisher
Macmillan
Published
Nov 15, 2000
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- David Getz
- ISBN
- 9780805057515
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Nov 15, 2000
- Publication year
- 2000
- Pages
- 86
- Dimensions
- 7.8 in × 0.51 in × 5.82 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionHealth & Daily LivingDiseases, Illnesses & InjuriesHistoryUnited States20th CenturyMedicalInfectious DiseasesEpidemiology