New branch and definitions against emerging infectious diseases

Since the Middle Ages, our world has been ravaged by terrible pandemics and deadly epidemics (such as the Black Death in 1348, Spanish flu in 1918, cholera in 1503, tuberculosis in the 18th century, smallpox in the 18th century, and typhoid fever in 1910). However, the consequences of epi...

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Main Authors: Bruce Masonova Solozafy Bemena, André Totohasina, Daniel Rajaonasy Feno, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo
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Published: Academia.edu Journals 2025-01-01
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description Since the Middle Ages, our world has been ravaged by terrible pandemics and deadly epidemics (such as the Black Death in 1348, Spanish flu in 1918, cholera in 1503, tuberculosis in the 18th century, smallpox in the 18th century, and typhoid fever in 1910). However, the consequences of epidemics for the population seem to have been brought under control and mitigated after the creation of the World Health Organization in 1948, thanks to technological developments, the various methods and strategies deployed, and the invention of remedies and vaccines against infectious diseases. Nevertheless, a disease aggravated by global warming (i.e., COVID-19) crossed our paths in 2020 and threw us off course. It has sent us back to the Stone Age, to the same situation faced by our elders with the pandemic and the same result, with some 15 million deaths and a hundred million confirmed cases worldwide. This article aims to explain the reasons behind this situation such as the rapid development of biomedical science and medical biology into chimeric viruses, the lack of training of health workers in the face of emerging diseases, and the lack of information on the possible behavior of future emerging diseases. It also attempts to propose a solution to better handle similar problems in future.
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