Influenza: It’s Going Viral

TITLE: INFLUENZA….It’s Going Viral
SPEAKER: Professor Bruce Phillips, Emeritus U Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Influenza is a highly communicative viral disease and has had an enormous impact on civilization. In 1918, an estimated 100 million people died worldwide from it. Last year, 85,000 Americans died of the flu. Prof. Phillips will discuss efforts for battling this disease and talk about how to stay healthy.