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Influenza - 1918/19 and Now

26 October 2018 18.00 - 19.30
Add to Calendar26/10/2018 18:0026/10/2018 19:30Europe/LondonInfluenza - 1918/19 and Nowhttps://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk//events/influenza-191819-and-nowFrankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Jesus Lane CB5 8BLfalseDD/MM/YYYY15Jesus Collegeevent_5801confirmed
Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Jesus Lane CB5 8BL

A century ago, as the First World War was finishing, influenza swept across the world. About a third of the entire world population was infected, with some 50-100 million deaths attributed to it.

How and why was this version of the flu so deadly? How good are we at understanding flu pandemics now, and can we be at all sure that the same thing couldn’t happen again?

Join us for a fascinating discussion, featuring authors Catharine Arnold (Pandemic 1918: The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History), and Laura Spinney (Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World), together with Jesus virologist David Pattinson.

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