Flu Pandemics

Learn about the 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish Flu. Find out the history of this devastating pandemic and how we use the lessons learned from that horrifying time to prevent similar situations from occurring today.

Although to possibility of a pandemic flu outbreak may seem unlikely to most people, it is a very real possibility. Preparing for a flu pandemic before it happens, is key to minimizing the spread of the disease. Learn what you can do to prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed criteria for it's six flu pandemic phases and two post pandemic phases. Find out what these flu pandemic phases are and what each of them means.

Contagion is a 2011 film that depicts the events that occur during a worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus. Although it is fiction, the film looks at the very real possibility of a pandemic virus that could kill millions of people.

The bird flu, avian flu or H5N1 is a type of flu virus that currently affects birds around the world. In some cases it has been transmitted to humans and many researchers believe it could develop into a deadly flu pandemic. Learn more about the bird flu and what it means for you and your family.

How many people died during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic? Find out how many people died and who was most affected.