The Pandemic and its Impacts

W. Qiu, S. Rutherford, A. Mao, C. Chu

Abstract


The Pandemic has a long history, but the term of “pandemic” is still not been defined by many medical texts. There have been many significant pandemics recorded in human history, and the pandemic related crises have caused enormous negative impacts on health, economies, and even national security in the world. This article will explore the literature for the concept and history of pandemics; summarises the key features of a pandemics, and discusses the negative impacts on health, economy, social and global security of pandemics and disease outbreaks.


Keywords


Pandemic; Infectious Disease; Public Health, Impact

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2017.221

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