Pandemics Throughout the History

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2021 Oct 25

PMID 34692344

Citations 26

Authors

Shrikanth Sampath

Anwar Khedr

Shahraz Qamar

Aysun Tekin

Romil Singh

Ronya Green

Rahul Kashyap

Affiliations

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Abstract

As we move amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we have witnessed tremendous distress, death, and turmoil of everyday life for more than one year now. However, they are not modern phenomena; deadly pandemics have happened throughout recorded history. Pandemics such as the plague, Spanish Flu, HIV, and Ebola caused deaths, destruction of political regimes, as well as financial and psychosocial burdens. However, they sometimes resulted in scientific discoveries. Understanding the mechanism of the emergence of these pandemics is crucial to control any spreading pandemic and prevent the emergence of a potential new one. Public health agencies need to work on improving the countries' pandemic preparedness to prevent any future pandemics. The review article aims to shed light on some of the deadliest pandemics throughout history, information of critical importance for clinicians and researchers.

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