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Feb 19, 2021 · Learn the differences between epidemic, endemic, and pandemic, and how they relate to disease outbreaks and public health. Explore the causes, history, and prevention of past and current pandemics, such as COVID-19, influenza, and AIDS.
Mar 10, 2022 · Epidemic. An increase — often sudden — in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in a specific area. Pandemic. An epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents and affects many people.
See data on how many people are being hospitalized for COVID-19. See how government policy responses – on travel, testing, vaccinations, face coverings, and more – vary across the world. Learn what we know about the mortality risk of COVID-19 and explore the data used to calculate it.
- Hannah Ritchie, Edouard Mathieu, Lucas Rodés-Guirao, Cameron Appel, Charlie Giattino, Esteban Ortiz-...
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Mar 17, 2021 · A Timeline of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The outbreak of the virus has sickened more than 80 million people. At least 1.7 million people have died. Here’s how the year unfolded. A group of ...
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020.
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) From an international health authority. Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Sep 7, 2024 · Learn what an epidemic is, how it differs from a pandemic, and how it relates to infectious diseases. Also, explore the causes and effects of hypoxia, a condition of low oxygen in the body.
