# The First World War: Disease, The Only Victor

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Francis Cox DSc
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/first-world-war-disease-only-victor)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The First World War was the first major conflict in which battlefield deaths exceeded those caused by diseases. Nevertheless, infectious diseases played significant roles in every front. This lecture will discuss the conditions necessary for starting epidemics and the spread of diseases and how these conditions were exploited by microorganisms not only during the war but also in its aftermath. Part of the Mondays at One Spring Series.

## Lectures

1. [The First World War: Disease, The Only Victor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/first-world-war-disease-only-victor/1a605f40ecee) (YouTube)