Humanity has been able to survive the worlds Pandemics, but not without great losses. Today, Pandemics remains one of humanities greatest threats. Made up of an army that cannot be seen by the naked eye, this invisible enemy is one of humanities most difficult to combat. From what we learned so far; we can be sure that future pandemics are likely to happen. The question is, can we better prepare ourselves to survive them and reduce losses.

A pandemic occurs when a particular bacteria or virus infection spreads among a species at a global scale. What is ironic is that the species that these bacterium / viruses infects, are its best ally. In the case of humans, and us being social creatures, we can unknowingly pass on viruses as we interact with others. This may only spread to a small number of people or lead to a major outbreak with numerous people being infected. If left unchecked the outbreak could become an epidemic within a certain region. If the epidemic spills over into other regions, it could become a pandemic.

Centuries ago, societies were unable to control outbreaks due to their lack of knowledge about viruses and bacterium.

Today we know viruses and bacterium exist, we know how they work and the different ways they spread. We have even developed vaccines to immune people against previous infections. So why does mankind keep encountering new Pandemics.