![]() ![]() Portions of this program contain language that some may find offensive. Kelly answered questions from members of the audience. THE GREAT MORTALITY: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time John Kelly. Kelly warns that with AIDS, Ebola, SARS, and bio-terrorism the conditions are right for another pandemic. ![]() He discussed the historical and sociological elements of the epidemic as well as the medical aspects. It is still considered to be the worst epidemic in human history. John Kelly recounts that in the Black Death plague of the 14th Century over 1.9 billion people died as a result of the infectious disease in Europe. T09:27:44-04:00 John Kelly talked about his book The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time, published by HarperCollins. ![]()
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