“There are only three things that are inevitable in this world. Death, taxes, and flu pandemics.” – Dr. Allison McGeer, Former director of infection control at Mount Sinai hospital. Although my generation has not before experienced what it is like to live through a pandemic prior to COVID-19, it is most likely something we willContinue reading “What will be the next pandemic?”
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Could the current ‘atypical pneumonia’ outbreak in China be the next deadly epidemic?
On December 31st 2019, China reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 44 cases of acute pneumonia that were of an unknown cause; out of these cases, 11 patients were severely ill. As of today, 5th January 2020, this number has risen to 59 with cases being seen in other regions such as Hong Kong.Continue reading “Could the current ‘atypical pneumonia’ outbreak in China be the next deadly epidemic?”
The World of Infectious Diseases 