1918 Influenza: the mother of all pandemics
The "Spanish" influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, which caused approximately 50 million deaths worldwide, remains an ominous warning to public health.
Preparing for pandemics
Pandemics and large-scale outbreaks can claim millions of lives, disrupt societies and devastate economies. WHO's Health Emergencies Programme (WHE) is ...
Ethical considerations: care of the critically ill and injured during ...
... pandemics or disasters. The suggestions in this article are important for all of those involved in any pandemic or disaster with multiple critically ill or ...
Triage: care of the critically ill and injured during pandemics and ...
Ethical and efficient critical care triage is a complex process that requires significant planning and preparation. At present, the prognostic tools ...
Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response accord
Jun 10, 2024 ... Member States of the World Health Organization have agreed to a global process to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement or other ...
Coronavirus
Promoting the health of refugees and migrants during COVID-19 pandemic · Preparing and preventing epidemics and pandemics. Feature stories. All → · 11 December ...
Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics
Jul 3, 2020 ... The objective of this Personal View is to compare transmissibility, hospitalisation, and mortality rates for severe acute respiratory ...
Influenza pandemics of the 20th century
Three worldwide (pandemic) outbreaks of influenza occurred in the 20th century: in 1918, 1957, and 1968. The latter 2 were in the era of modern virology and ...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries across the world. This led ...
Child and Family Outcomes Following Pandemics: A Systematic ...
Nov 1, 2020 ... Studies examining parental and family outcomes indicate that parents experience high stress, anxiety, and financial burden during pandemics.