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EPISODE · May 8, 2009 · 10 MIN

Back to the Future: The 1918 Influenza Revisited

from The Sounds of Science from the National Academies · host The National Academies

Public health officials and organizations around the world remain on high alert because of increasing concerns about the prospect of an influenza pandemic, which many experts believe to be inevitable.  The 1918 - 1919 influenza pandemic killed more people in absolute numbers than any other disease outbreak in history. There are lessons to be learned for the 1918 outbreak in how we address the issues facing us today. Read more online

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