#Coronavirus: What is a #pandemic?
"Pandemics grow out of epidemics, which are outbreaks of diseases that are confined to certain areas of the globe. By contrast, pandemics spread to multiple countries across the world".
[...] Previous pandemics:
In the 14th century, the #BlackDeath killed between 30% and 60% of Europe's population. And in 1918 the influenza pandemic - known as the #SpanishFlu, killed around 500 (??) million.
More recent pandemics include #SwineFlu in 2009 and 2010 (770,000 deaths) and #HIV, which has killed 32 million.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-what-is-a-pandemic
Bearing in mind that, there are approx. 5 times (16,25%/3,50% = 4,65)* more possibilities to die from #Influenza than #Coronavirus, we should always be cautious with our personal & communal hygiene, at home, at work places, in transportation etc.
#covid19Gr
*Deaths' percentage
https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1237777021742338049
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UPDATES:
Preamble: What to buy if you're quarantined at home during the coronavirus pandemic
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-buy-for-home-quarantine-coronavirus-2020-3
At first, watch this one:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1562987217186758&id=574719552680201
Then, read the following to enhance knowledge on global health issues at large:
Up to 650 000 (from 3-5 million infected) people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year:
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/14-12-2017-up-to-650-000-people-die-of-respiratory-diseases-linked-to-seasonal-flu-each-year
Flu data: World Health Organization (WHO)
Lastly, some basic facts, according to recent estimations and cases in global scale:
Deaths' percentage Vs overall infected people
Influenza (flu) Vs Coronavirus:
16,25% Vs 3,50%
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Coronavirus data: John Hopkins University (CSSE JHU)
Thus, according to current date, there are approximately five times (16,25/3,50 = 4,65) more possibilities to die from Flu than Corona virus.
Further reading:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/02/27/the-virus-is-coming
The pandemic
The virus is coming: Governments have an enormous amount of work to do
[...] Given that uncertainty, few democracies would be willing to trample over individuals to the extent China has. And, as the chaotic epidemic in Iran shows, not all authoritarian governments are capable of it.
[...] Yet even if many countries could not, or should not, exactly copy China, its experience holds three important lessons—to talk to the public, to slow the transmission of the disease and to prepare health systems for a spike in demand.
[...] The best time to inform people about the disease is before the epidemic. One message is that fatality is correlated with age. If you are over 80 or you have an underlying condition you are at high risk; if you are under 50 you are not. Now is the moment to persuade the future 80% of mild cases to stay at home and not rush to a hospital. People need to learn to wash their hands often and to avoid touching their face. Businesses need continuity plans, to let staff work from home and to ensure a stand-in can replace a vital employee who is ill or caring for a child or parent.
[...] This virus has already exposed the strengths and weaknesses of China’s authoritarianism. It will test all the political systems with which it comes into contact, in both rich and developing countries. China has bought governments time to prepare for a pandemic. They should use it.
Bearing in mind that, there are approx. 5 times (16,25%/3,50% = 4,65)* more possibilities to die from #Influenza than #Coronavirus, we should always be cautious with our personal & communal hygiene, at home, at work places, in transportation etc.#covid19Gr
— Vasilis KILIARIS (@vkiliaris) March 12, 2020
*Deaths' percentage https://t.co/8EErXR3MKv
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