A 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.
a pandemic can start when three conditions have been met:
* emergence of a disease new to a population;
* agents infect humans, causing serious illness; and
* agents spread easily and sustainably among humans.
A disease or condition is not a pandemic merely because it is widespread or kills many people; it must also be infectious. For instance, cancer is responsible for many deaths but is not considered a pandemic because the disease is not infectious or contagious.
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News Keeping an eye on bird flu
06-07-2013
web.mit.edu
MIT studies of two influenza viruses reveal genetic mutations that could result in pandemic flu.
News SARS-like virus MERS-CoV threatens globally
06-04-2013
naturalnews.com
Like a ticking time bomb, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a deadly new coronavirus known as Middle East Respiratory Symptom Coronavirus, or MERS-CoV, that has reared its ugly head killing approximately 50 percent of its known victims thu
News Letter Re: A New Pandemic Threat On the Horizon: H7N9
04-22-2013
http://www.survivalblog.com, Doc C.J.
I am an emergency physician practicing in Southern Californistan. I share TXNurse's concern about influenza in general, and especially new variants of Avian Influenza, like H7N9.
News Something Is Killing Up To Half Of America's Bees
04-01-2013
popsci.com
Whatever's killing honeybees is getting worse, but we still don't know what it is.
News Video Report: Deadly Virus Missing From Texas Weapons Lab!
03-24-2013
www.prisonplanet.com
Alex Jones warns a deadly virus gone missing could be the cover story used before releasing the real thing.
News Black Death" Could Return, Study Warns
03-20-2013
Lewrockwell.com
The recurring plagues known as the Black Death, which decimated medieval peoples, could return in modern times as antibiotic-resistant forms of of the virus have emerged, a study warns.
News Horrific Video Of The Thousands Of Pigs Found Floating In A Shanghai River
03-11-2013
Business Insider
This weekend, over 900 dead pigs were found floating dead in a river near Shanghai, and nobody new the cause. (UPDATE: It's actually over 2000 pigs now)
News Hantavirus Deaths in Yosemite: More Mice May Be to Blame
08-31-2012
http://www.livescience.com, Susan E. Matthews
Two people have died from the rodent-borne disease called hantavirus after staying in Yosemite National Park, suggesting that the California park hosts many rodents, especially mice, infected with the virus.
News See How The 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought The World To Its Knees
08-06-2012
http://www.businessinsider.com, Noah Plaue
In 1918 the Spanish flu swept the globe, killing at least 50 million people worldwide. That's over three times as many deaths as in World War I.
News Why Shutting Airports Is Not the Best Way to Halt a Global Flu Pandemic
05-19-2012
http://www.technologyreview.com, kfc
In a deadly flu outbreak, shutting airports should reduce the spread of the disease. But networks scientists have discovered a better approach that's just as effective.
News Religion riskier than porn for online viruses: study
05-06-2012
http://phys.org, AFP
Web wanderers are more likely to get a computer virus by visiting a religious website than by peering at porn, according to a study released on Tuesday.
News A beating at Church and Brambleton
05-02-2012
http://hamptonroads.com, Michelle Washington
Wave after wave of young men surged forward to take turns punching and kicking their victim.
News Ebola for Beginners
02-29-2012
by Jeff R.
CentOres February 7, 2012 article Signs of the Times: What are the SHTF Tipping Points? briefly touched on one point that I would like to expand on: Ebola and Marburg viruses.
News Potentially fatal superbug hits England
01-30-2011
Terrence Aym
Back in 1987 Dr. Robin Cook wrote the medical thriller "Outbreak." The best-selling novel focused on a team of brilliant medical researchers desperately racing against time to stop a deadly virus from spreading across the United States and potentia
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Headlines: Potentially fatal superbug hits England -- Ebola for Beginners -- A beating at Church and Brambleton -- Religion riskier than porn for online viruses: study -- Why Shutting Airports Is Not the Best Way to Halt a Global Flu Pandemic -- See How The 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought The World To Its Knees -- Hantavirus Deaths in Yosemite: More Mice May Be to Blame -- Horrific Video Of The Thousands Of Pigs Found Floating In A Shanghai River
-- Black Death" Could Return, Study Warns -- Video Report: Deadly Virus Missing From Texas Weapons Lab! -- Something Is Killing Up To Half Of America's Bees -- Letter Re: A New Pandemic Threat On the Horizon: H7N9 -- SARS-like virus MERS-CoV threatens globally -- Keeping an eye on bird flu --
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