UK launches world’s first early warning system for faster pandemic detection
Innovation News Network - 06-Nov-2024The system will use genetic testing to identify infections quickly
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:
- ease of transmission - by contact or air
- is it infectious before symptoms so that public health measures can be used?
- how deadly is it? lots of novel flus are no worse than seasonal ones
- can it be prevented or treated?
Read more about: Coronavirus, Ebola.
Pandemics News
First case of deadly mpox strain detected in the UK
Independent - 31-Oct-2024Health officials assure the public that the risk remains low as tracing efforts begin
Life expectancy in Scotland: A slow road to recovery
BBC - 23-Oct-2024Despite recent progress, life expectancy remains below pre-pandemic levels
Fast new mpox test promises to halt africa’s rising virus cases
BBC - 04-Oct-2024This test uses PCR technology to detect the virus from skin samples
Pandemics Resources
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World Health Organization (WHO)
Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health
Homeland Security Digital Library Pandemics and Epidemics
Including response plans for avian influenza, Ebola and Zika virus
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
The book about pandemics and how to prevent it written by Bill Gates
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
25-Jan-2021
Types of coronavirus tests, and how accurate are they?
Do you know the difference between sensitivity and specificity?
14-Jan-2021
How To Boost Your Immune System
Help your body to help yourself with these easy tips on improving your immune system
27-Apr-2020
Summary of London Futurists’ Engineering Greater Human Resilience Panel Discussion
Interesting thoughts from an international panel of futurists
