Pandemic
hideA pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan "all" + δῆμος demos "people") is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics exclude seasonal flu. Throughout history there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. More recent pandemics include the HIV pandemic and the 2009 flu pandemic.
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News tagged with pandemic
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy ...
K-State Expert Says Fear Of H1N1 Amplifies Normal Anxiety About School, Offers Tips On How To Cope
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 06, 2009 |
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For university students, anxiety about grades is nothing new. But this year, students also may be anxious about the H1N1 flu virus and missing classes.
Sneezing in times of a flu pandemic
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance ...
Pandemic flu vaccine campaigns may be undermined by coincidental medical events
Oct 30, 2009 |
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The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns - like that now underway for H1N1 - could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines.
CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials.
Flying with the flu: Expert panel revisits the danger of air travel during a pandemic
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Attempting to ground planes during pandemics may not be worth the trouble, a panel of experts from the government, academia and the airlines industry heard at a recent meeting in Washington.
Novartis says on track to deliver US vaccine order
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it is on track to meet its U.S. government order for swine flu vaccine, seeking to calm fears in recent weeks that shipments and vaccination programs may be delayed.
Swine flu vaccine must be free and safe for high uptake
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Almost half of adults surveyed in Summer 2009 in Hong Kong (45%) say they would take up free swine flu vaccination. However, this figure drops to around 1 in 7 (15%) if the price they have to pay for the vaccine reaches $HK200 ...
The truth about swine flu: Separating fact and rumor
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Swine flu is spreading: 292 U.S. deaths have been confirmed since Aug. 30, and seven times that number are suspected. But rumors about the illness and the vaccine to prevent it are spreading even faster.
AIDS: Are the wilderness years over for vaccine research?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Scientists looking for a vaccine against the AIDS virus can be forgiven for wondering at times whether they made the right career decision.
Communicating in a pandemic: New research identifies what we want to know and when
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How much information do people want in the event of an influenza pandemic? When do they want to be told, and who should the information come from?
Swine flu vaccine met with a big dose of skepticism
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Brian LaVane, owner of Huntington Stamp and Coin, a hub for local collectors, has avoided seasonal flu shots for decades, but now he's weighing whether to be immunized against H1N1, the swine flu.
H1N1 simulation modeling shows rapid vaccine rollout effective in reducing infection rates
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Early action, especially rapid rollout of vaccines, is extremely effective in reducing the attack rate of the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a simulation model of a pandemic outbreak reported in a new study in CMAJ (Canad ...
H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood, multi-system organ ...
Swine flu -- were people in the UK ever really that concerned?
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Three quarters of European people surveyed between the 30th April and 6th May 2009 said they were either not at all concerned or only a little concerned about swine flu. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC In ...
