Influenza
... The next major epidemic (pandemic) to strike the earth will be a strain of the Influenza Virus. Several outbreaks of influenza have occurred. ... There is almost nothing the world could do to stop influenza. ... Usually, older people and infants or new borns are struck hard but influenza also affects middle aged, healthy people. ... Influenza is a serious disease and a deadly strain is due to come back some time soon in the next 50 years or so if the disease continues its pattern.