La pandemia más mortal de la historia
The strongest weapon against a pandemic is the truth. Here is the definitive account of the 1918 flu epidemic. Masterful in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, The Great Influenza provides us with an accurate and illuminating model as we face new pandemics. As Barry concludes: “The ultimate lesson of 1918, a simple one but the hardest to execute, is that those in authority must retain the public’s trust. The way to do that is not to distort anything, not to try to put on a good face, not to try to manipulate anybody. Lincoln said it first and said it best. A leader must make any horror that exists concrete. Only then can people disarm him.” At the height of World War I, the deadliest flu virus in history broke out in a U.S. Army camp in Kansas, traveled east with the troops, then exploded and killed an estimated 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in 24 m...read more
