How many people are tired of participating in the historic COVID pandemic? Please raise your hand. At the time of writing, I’ve heard that the number of COVID-19 cases is declining in most parts of the world. So when do we label our viral life to something less than a pandemic, perhaps like endemic? What are the medical and geographical differences between endemic, epidemic and pandemic?
Endemic is derived from the Greek words endo (meaning en- or in) and demo (people). This usually means that the disease or condition is present in a community or group of people that is continuously prevalent among people at about the same infection rate. Epidemics arise from epis (or appointments) and demos. This means an illness that attacks many people in the community at the same time and is distinguished from endemic because the illness does not exist continuously and may have been brought in from outside. Europeans who bring malaria and the mosquitoes that carry it to the Americas illustrate this. Malaria is estimated to have wiped out 90% of indigenous peoples. And the pandemic is from a pandemic (meaning everything) and a demo. Here, the disease, like COVIDs around the world, attacks a wide area of different populations and crosses boundaries.
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There are multiple internet references for these definitions. According to one of the websites, Verywell Health, endemic diseases are always present in high proportions in groups or geographic areas, such as malaria in many countries and influenza in the United States. Population in smaller geographic areas, and the rate of increase. Even obesity is caused by calories, not microorganisms, but shows an epidemic.
The concept of an epidemic becoming a pandemic can be understood from the fact that it was the first outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in China, where it increased dramatically and became a pandemic, and then it was exported worldwide as a pandemic.
Recently, there have been some reports predicting, or at least assuming, that our pandemic is boiling down to endemic. According to a CBS News article on March 7, 2022, CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said, “We expect this to be a seasonal virus.” A virus that tends to spread during the winter. The average daily new COVID cases in the United States have decreased by more than 54% in the past few weeks, and COVID-related deaths have decreased by a third during that period.
Another CDC doctor, Dr. Henry Walk, said: The next six months next year will really let us know what it will be like to live with this virus. Dr. Warensky: “I put your masks in the drawer and hope we don’t, expecting you might need them again. Also, we’ll add more later next year. It’s also unclear if booster shots will be needed. “
Currently, Omicron variants account for more than 99% of new cases. The CDC analyzes tens of thousands of genomic sequences each week and is actively looking for new variants. It says there is no evidence of a new variant on the horizon. Dr. Walk states that he expects additional variants to emerge. “This virus has surprised us over and over again. We don’t know what the future holds. (Who expected the barbaric atrocities Russia is committing in Ukraine?)
The March 5, 2022 article, “If there is a wave of COVID and you need to mandate mask wearing and vaccination rules, the general public should not be surprised,” said a longtime vaccination scholar and virus. Expert Dr. Peter Hotez said. Director of Vaccine Development Center, Texas Children’s Hospital. “We experienced a big wave in the South, and this summer I expect another wave. And if not, we need to expect another wave in the winter. We don’t think we’re done with this. Don’t be surprised if you have to go back to red [alert zone].. “
The debate about the demic we call the state of the presence of the virus is cute, but what it does to our lives and minds is more important. There are dozens of personal reports of people who have died of COVID infection, paying attention to the wind. There was no pandemic for them, but whatever proved deadly. And there are still people who are mentally imprisoned for fear of getting sick and dying. Their pandemic may not be over for a long time.
If we reach an endemic state and the resurgence of new or more vicious stocks pervades our society and destroys our thoughts, it’s not like a weird video from social media, but “becoming viral. A site that would be a real example of “ta” illness.
Since 1978, a semi-retired dermatologist, Dr. Breath has worked in Winona, Lacrosse, Biroqua and Red Wing. He also plays the clarinet with the Winona Municipal Band and several Dixieland groups. And he enjoys a good pun.
