Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

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  1. It Hunts Us

  53m

  In this introduction to life on the front lines, doctors in the U.S. and Asia battle the flu, and researchers race to develop a universal vaccine.

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  2. Pandemic Is Now

  51m

  Vaccine debates rage while health-care workers inoculate against the Ebola virus in Congo and influenza in detainee camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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  3. Seek, Don't Hide

  51m

  Worldwide, scientists test animals and their handlers for emerging viruses. In the U.S. and India, doctors work long hours caring for flu patients.

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  4. Hold On to Your Roots

  49m

  Anti-vaccine debate escalates, and medical staff are attacked in Congo. Funding cuts hit hard in the U.S., but researchers in Guatemala make strides.

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  5. Prayers Might Work

  42m

  Around the world, community, family and faith help physicians and medical advocates stay strong in the face of long hours and a relentless disease.

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  6. Don't Stop Now

  41m

  Successes for some balance setbacks for others. Meanwhile, viral outbreaks continue to claim lives across the globe — and a larger pandemic looms.

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