George Mason University How Pandemics Spread Video Questions Watch the video How Pandemics Spread and then answer the following questions. The video is old (8 years!) but still mentions many pandemics throughout history, including the SARS outbreak in 2003 which is the same family as the current Coronavirus/ COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2.
What is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?
Why are epidemics and pandemics a relatively recent phenomenon in human history?
Name one of the two bacteria (not influenza – thats a virus) mentioned in the video and the disease it causes.
What makes war zones and natural disaster sites breeding grounds for infectious diseases?
What happens to the influenza virus every 20-40 years? Give a recent example.
What is antigenic shift?
The 2003 SARS outbreak and the current COVID-19 outbreak involved viruses within the same family (Coronaviridae), yet the SARS outbreak had a much lower number of infected patients and deaths. Give one reason the COVID-19 outbreak did not follow a similar pattern to SARS.
In your opinion, what is one thing that should have been done differently in this current pandemic? OR what is one thing that was handled well in this pandemic?
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