Pandemic with Dr. Jeremy Brown
Full Frame • 50m
It happened one hundred years ago. An outbreak of influenza became the most severe global pandemic in modern history.
It was caused by a virus that originated from birds and it’s estimated that 500 million people became infected, that was about one-third of the world’s population at the time.
So, could a pandemic like this strike again? Full Frame Host Mike Walter discusses this issue with Dr. Jeremy Brown, veteran Emergency Room physician and author of the book, ‘Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History.‘
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