by portline | Jul 22, 2023 | Diseases, Pathogens
Diseases can be endemic, escalate to an epidemic, or, in extreme cases, a pandemic. Endemics usually appear at a certain time of the year in a specific place. Epidemics experience an increase in the number of infected at a specific time, and pandemics are epidemics of...
by portline | Jul 22, 2023 | Diseases, Pathogens
In 2009, a new form of influenza was identified. The disease spread across the world. The swine flu pandemic lasted for less than two years, but it was a very worrying time both for epidemiologists and for the general public. The World Health Organization declared a...
by portline | Jul 22, 2023 | Diseases, Pathogens
With so much talk of influenza, coronaviruses, and the potential for a pandemic, 2020 has been a year when panic and misinformation has spread just as fast as any virus. People have been drawn to compare different diseases to the threat of Covid19, and some of the...
