Whether seasonal or and pandemic, influenza is a perpetual public health challenge. From the 1918 flu pandemic to 2010 swine origin H1N1 flu pandemic, influenza has proved again and again to be a force to be reckoned with. In this 7-part video, Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), delivers a dynamic presentation on the past, present and future of both influenza and the war against it. The address was delivered April 18, 2010, at the conference “Swine Origin H1N1 Virus: The First Pandemic of the 21st Century,” held at the Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Related Links National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) www.niaid.nih.gov H1N1 Influenza The Year in Review www.flu.gov Anthony S. Fauci, MD www.niaid.nih.gov H1N1 (Swine) Flu at Emory www.emory.edu