A fascinating look at a bizarre, forgotten epidemic from the national bestselling author of The American Plague. In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwide, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims-who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.
Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries
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Author: Crosby, Molly Caldwell
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425238738
Details:
Author: Crosby, Molly Caldwell
Brand: Berkley
Color: Black
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 01-02-2011
model number: 8683
Part Number: 8683
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780425238738
