A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across multiple countries or continents, affecting large numbers of people and often overwhelming health systems and societies. It differs from an epidemic chiefly in geographic scale, typically arising when a novel or readily transmissible pathogen enc…
A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across multiple countries or continents, affecting large numbers of people and often overwhelming health systems and societies. It differs from an epidemic chiefly in geographic scale, typically arising when a novel or readily transmissible pathogen encounters widespread susceptibility in the population. Pandemics generate not only direct morbidity and mortality but also profound social, economic and psychological consequences. Research relevant to this topic, much of it informed by the COVID-19 experience, examines the impact of pandemics on rural and vulnerable communities, on surgical and stroke care, and on the social and economic situation of affected regions. Other work addresses the mental-health dimensions of quarantine and social isolation, the reassessment of clinical and epidemiological concepts in light of a new disease, coping strategies among people with chronic conditions, and data-driven approaches to controlling transmission while limiting economic harm, including forecasting models. Considerations of transplantation and care for at-risk groups during a pandemic further illustrate its clinical reach. By studying how widespread outbreaks emerge, propagate and affect populations and systems, pandemic research informs preparedness, response and mitigation. It integrates epidemiology, clinical medicine, modeling and social science to understand and reduce the multifaceted impact of disease at global scale.
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