Influenza Cataclysm, 1918

Influenza Cataclysm, 1918D.M. Morens and J.K. Taubenberger

This year marks the centennial of an influenza pandemic that killed 50 million to 100 million people globally — arguably the single deadliest event in recorded human history. Evidence suggests that another pandemic at least as severe may occur one day.

Interview with Dr. David Morens on lessons from the 1918 influenza pandemic and the threat of a similar global health disaster. (10:50)Download