The Influenza of 1918 was a huge outbreak that killed thousands of people. I personally do think that another flu virus will come about in the future. However, I do not think it will ever be as big as the one in 1918. The reason I think this is because, that was the first huge flu outbreak as it infected about 500 million and about killed 50 million people worldwide (CDC). Well now we have seen it happen and we know it could potentially happen again. That is why we are constantly coming up with new drugs. So, if it does end up coming again I feel like it could possibly be isolated rarely quickly because of the amount of modernized technology and research we have and can use.
I feel like when it comes to having a huge worldwide pandemic, the virus or disease will have to be one we have never heard about. I think this because, people would have to find out many questions and do many experiments because they can come out with a treatment to try and cure it. They would have to know where it came from, who is the reservoir host, and much more. They would also have to start from square one. This would all time a lot of time, so by the time they would have figured out what it is and a way to stop it, many would already be infected and probably dead.
“1918 Pandemic (H1N1 Virus).” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 Mar. 2019, www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html.