Pandemic: The terrifying story of the Spanish flu

At the beginning of the 20th century, humanity was shaken by a deadly disease that claimed the lives of millions of people around the world. Some called it a medieval plague that suddenly returned in the 20th century. However, it is best known as the “Spanish flu.” A pandemic that mowed down humanity with no chance of salvation. Where did the “Spanish flu” come from and why did it become the deadliest disease of the 20th century?

John M. Barry carefully examines the historical background, development, and consequences of the Great Flu. The author talks about the situation with American medicine at the beginning of the 20th century, the reasons for the rapid spread of the virus, its terrible symptoms and consequences for the human body, the search for the pathogen; he talks about the role of individual personalities in the formation of medical science at that time, the large-scale fight against the disease, the saving of lives, and the pain of the crippled fates of thousands of patients who could not be saved. This book is a warning and an instruction that can change the vector of movement of the modern pandemic.