The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
by John M. Barry

Hosted by Professor Andy Pekosz,
Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

"A compelling, brilliantly researched and written account of the people and events surrounding a devastating epidemic that changed America and the world. This book is especially relevant today as we confront the new emerging infectious diseases."

— Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D. Ph.D., Chief of Surgery
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

 

How to Participate

Listen to the audio introduction with the faculty host
Read the transcription of the recording
Join the online discussion through JHU inCircle.

About this Month's Selection

"Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, spellbinding in the multiple narrative threads it weaves together, with characters ranging from William Welch, The founding head of Johns Hopkins Medical School, The Great Influenza is a brilliant depiction of individuals put to the most extreme test. Their response to this crisis provides a precise and sobering model for our world as we confront AIDS and other, as yet unknown, diseases."