Summary: Experts explain what happened during the disastrous influenza outbreak of 1918 -- casket shortages, bodies left in gutters or disposed of by truck -- and a public health official compares it to the threat of an avian flu outbreak today. http://www.pbs.org/amex/influenza Voices: Carla Morrissey, relative of an influenza nurse Dr. Anita Barry, Boston public health authority Dr. Alfred Crosby, author Dr. Shirley Fannin, epidemiologist William Sardo, eyewitness Daniel Tonkel, eyewitness Andrew Russell, narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers.
