Download or read book The Diffusion of Influenza written by Gerald F. Pyle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1986 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.