Epidemics
An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time. For example, in meningococcal infections, an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic.Epidemics of infectious disease are generally caused by several factors including a change in the ecology of the host population (e.g., increased stress or increase in the density of a vector species), a genetic change in the pathogen reservoir or the introduction …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2023 English
This study was published by the Centre for Education and Communication, a resource centre based in New Delhi. It was released in December 2023. The research was funded by Rosa …
regime in India calls this as the ‘low-intensity epidemics depleting work- ers’ health on a daily basis, …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
The scientific journal Allergy published this editorial in November 2023. It was written by Ruby Pawankar from the Department of Paediatrics at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo and Cezmi A. …
RIA L 3. Platts-Mills TA. The allergy epidemics: 1870-2010. J Allergy Clin Immunol.2015;136:3-13 …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …
those due to earthquakes, floods, lightning, and epidemics, to name a few. Lightening has always been the …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023
The State of the World’s Children is an annual report published by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) since the year 1980. Each edition aims to promote awareness on key …
routine vaccination programmes. During outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics, governments need to ensure that …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 April 2023 English
This report has been published by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in April 2023. This edition of the yearly publication, the first of which was released in the year 1978, …
mortality, induced by events such as war, famines or epidemics. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 March 2023 English
This paper was released on March 07, 2023, by the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Chennai. It was co-authored by Sushmita, a researcher and journalist working in areas …
overemphasised in a moment of crisis. In the past epidemics, alert systems worked to prevent and restrict …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 5 October 2022 English
The Lancet published this 7th edition of their report on health and climate change on October 25, 2022. An international and multidisciplinary collaboration of around 100 contributors, the report evaluates …
populations at higher risk of emerging diseases and co-epidemics. Coastal waters are becoming more suitable for …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 April 2022 English
The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) are a set of specifications for the planning and maintenance of public healthcare infrastructure in the country. The standards aim to enable the Indian …
needs during disasters and unforeseen emergencies/epidemics/pandemics etc. While creating infrastructure … can quickly be transmitted specially during epidemics, pandemics or newer emerging diseases. 3. Registration … critical medicines, including during outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, should be in place. Every effort …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 April 2022 English
The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) are a set of specifications for the planning and maintenance of public healthcare infrastructure in the country. The standards aim to enable the public …
needs during disasters and unforeseen emergencies/epidemics/ pandemics etc. While creating infrastructure …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 April 2022 English
The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) are a set of specifications for the planning and maintenance of public healthcare infrastructure in the country. The standards aim to enable the public …
outbreak investigation in case of any outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, Disaster mitigation/ disaster management … during disasters and unforeseen emergencies /epidemics/ pandemics etc. While creating infrastructure … can quickly be transmitted specially during epidemics and pandemics. 2. Registration Every HWC should …
