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Pandemics

Hopefully technology will one day be able to eliminate potential killers before they start to spread - but until then its necessary to be vigilant to the pandemics that don't differentiate between those with a plan to live forever and those without.

What's the chance of a deadly disease annihilating the world's population? Some of the key factors are:

  1. ease of transmission - by contact or air
  2. is it infectious before symptoms so that public health measures can be used?
  3. how deadly is it? lots of novel flus are no worse than seasonal ones
  4. can it be prevented or treated?


Read more about: Coronavirus, Ebola.

Pandemics News

How close is H5N1 bird flu to becoming airborne?

How close is H5N1 bird flu to becoming airborne?

New Scientist - 05-Dec-2024

A single mutation could unlock the virus's potential for human-to-human transmission

Khondrion and Amsterdam UMC join forces to combat persistent post-COVID symptoms

Khondrion and Amsterdam UMC join forces to combat persistent post-COVID symptoms

Khondrion - 08-Nov-2024

Phase 2 trial on sonlicromanol to test its ability in improving patient's symptoms & quality of life

UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection

UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection

Innovation News Network - 06-Nov-2024

The system will use genetic testing to identify infections quickly

First case of deadly mpox strain detected in the UK

First case of deadly mpox strain detected in the UK

Independent - 31-Oct-2024

Health officials assure the public that the risk remains low as tracing efforts begin

More Pandemics News

Pandemics Resources

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World Health Organization (WHO)

Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health

Ebola Fact Sheet

Information by WHO about ebola virus disease

Ebola entry on Wikipedia

Information about ebola disease

Homeland Security Digital Library Pandemics and Epidemics

Including response plans for avian influenza, Ebola and Zika virus

COVID-19

Amazon

The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and How to Stop the Next One

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

Amazon

The book about pandemics and how to prevent it written by Bill Gates

More Pandemics resources

Pandemics Blog Posts

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65
04-Feb-2021

Have you had coronavirus? UK COVID-19 antibody tests from £65

Comparison of UK mail and clinic tests, plus a review of the Medichecks test

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
25-Jan-2021

Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?

Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?

How To Boost Your Immune System
14-Jan-2021

How To Boost Your Immune System

Help your body to help yourself with these easy tips on improving your immune system

Summary of London Futurists’ Engineering Greater Human Resilience Panel Discussion
27-Apr-2020

Summary of London Futurists’ Engineering Greater Human Resilience Panel Discussion

Interesting thoughts from an international panel of futurists

More Pandemics blog posts
Topics covered in this page:
mpox, Pandemics