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Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2021 A pandemic is defined as an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people.
Nicholas Mascie Taylor, Kazuhiko Moji
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Background: There is increasing evidence that healthcare workers (HCWs) experience significant psychological distress during an epidemic or pandemic. Considering the increase in emerging infectious diseases and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is timely
Ottilia Cassandra Chigwedere +3 more
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Utilitarianism and the pandemic [PDF]
Bioethics, 2020 AbstractThere are no egalitarians in a pandemic. The scale of the challenge for health systems and public policy means that there is an ineluctable need to prioritize the needs of the many. It is impossible to treat all citizens equally, and a failure to carefully consider the consequences of actions could lead to massive preventable loss of life. In a
Julian Savulescu +4 more
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Yersinia pestis DNA from Skeletal Remains from the 6(th) Century AD Reveals Insights into Justinianic Plague. [PDF]
, 2013 Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of the disease plague, has been implicated in three historical pandemics. These include the third pandemic of the 19(th) and 20(th) centuries, during which plague was spread around the world, and the second pandemic ...
Birdsell, Dawn +13 more
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Pandemics and marketing: insights, impacts, and research opportunities
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2021 Pandemics have been an unfortunate but consistent facet of human existence over centuries, threatening lives as well as livelihoods globally. Disconcertingly, their frequency persists, with four “major” pandemics disrupting the planet in the last 65 ...
Gopal Das +4 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Plant disease outbreaks are increasing and threaten food security for the vulnerable in many areas of the world. Now a global human pandemic is threatening the health of millions on our planet.
D. Bebber +5 more
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Evaluation of diarrheal disease surveillance in the Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon, 2016
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background: Between 2013 and 2015, the Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon received about 51 000 refugees fleeing Boko Haram. A rapid increase in population and inadequate sanitary installations increase the risk of diarrheal disease.
F.C. Amabo +3 more
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Utility of Fear Severity and Individual Resilience Scoring as a Surge Capacity, Triage Management Tool during Large-Scale, Bio-event Disasters [PDF]
, 2006 Threats of bioterrorism and emerging infectious disease pandemics may result in fear related consequences. Fear based signs and symptoms, if left undetected and untreated, may be extremely debilitating and lead to chronic problems with risk of permanent ...
Bracha, H. Stefan +1 more
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mRNA-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics for COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
Vaccines, 2022 An unheard mobilization of resources to find SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and therapies has been sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years ago, COVID-19’s launch propelled mRNA-based technologies into the public eye.
Vivek P. Chavda +5 more
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