Humanity have survived the Pandemics of the past, but not without losses. Today, Pandemics still remains as one of our greatest threats. Made up of an army that can't be seen by the naked eye, this invisible enemy is one of humanities most difficult to combat. With what we learned , we know that future pandemics are most likely to happen. The question is,can we better prepare ourselves to survive them and reduce losses.
by Ray Nelson
There's one area though where the world isn't making much progress ..and that's pandemic preparedness."
Bill Gates
Microsoft CE
"A pandemic is a lot like a forest fire," Bush said at the time. "If caught early it might be extinguished with limited damage. If allowed to smolder, undetected, it can grow to an inferno that can spread quickly beyond our ability to control it."
George Bus
Former U.S.President
The world is ill-prepared to respond to a severe influenza pandemic or to any similarly global, sustained and threatening public-health emergency.
World Health Or
Possible Solutions
Learning From Previous Pandemics In Order To Creating Better Plans Of Action
Preparing Our Hospitals For Future Pandemics
Build A Reserve of Medical Supplies & Protective Gear
Concerns & Fears
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Large Number of Sick People
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Causing A Shortage of Essential Product
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Hurt Businesses and Economy
The Columbian Trade
" Following the arrival of the Spanish in the Caribbean, diseases such as smallpox, measles and bubonic plague were passed along to the native populations by the Europeans. With no previous exposure, these diseases devastated indigenous people, with as many as 90 percent dying throughout the north and south continents." History.com