Van-Tam, Jonathan.

The making of an influenza pandemic [electronic resource] / Jonathan Van-Tam. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2013. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (51 min.) : color, sound). - Respiratory infection, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Respiratory infection. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Classification, structure and nomenclature -- The history of influenza -- The history of human pandemics and recent pandemic threats -- Pandemic versus seasonal influenza -- Antigen recycling -- Relation between animal and human influenza -- Antigen shift -- Modes of pandemic emergence -- Characteristics of human pandemics -- Summary -- Further reading.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

3600 Henry Stewart Talks


Influenza viruses.
Influenza--Epidemiology.
Disease Outbreaks.
Influenza, Human--epidemiology.
Orthomyxoviridae.
Pandemics.