What’s the difference between ‘pandemic’ and ‘endemic’?
2 years, 10 months ago

What’s the difference between ‘pandemic’ and ‘endemic’?

LA Times  

Long lines for coronavirus testing should be a distant memory by the time COVID-19 becomes an endemic disease. COVID-19 will never go away, infectious disease experts tell us, but the global health emergency it sparked will be over when the disease becomes “endemic.” That certainly sounds like something to look forward to. Endemic is related to two words we’ve come to know well: epidemic: an infectious disease outbreak that is spreading rapidly through a community. Unfortunately, there’s no easy formula for calculating how long it takes for a pandemic disease to transition to an endemic state, said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s Emergencies Program. “Endemic does not mean it’s not dangerous,” said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19.“We will continue to see outbreaks among susceptible populations.” Jennifer Nuzzo, an infectious diseases expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, agreed that the coronavirus will be keeping us on our toes for the foreseeable future.

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Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means
5 months ago

Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means

NPR  

Is COVID endemic yet? Sponsor Message “Yeah, I think in the way that most people think about the notion of endemic — something that’s just around that we have to manage on an ongoing basis -- yeah, absolutely, COVID is endemic in that way,” says Dr. Ashish Jha. But we’re just not there yet.” Hall and Jha agree that COVID …

COVID-19 in endemic phase, experts feel
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 in endemic phase, experts feel

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With hospitalisation and number of deaths due to COVID-19 remaining miniscule for the past few months despite people largely not adhering to behavioural norms, experts feel the prevalence of the viral disease has reached its endemic stage. Though cases especially in the high risk group may have relatively been more severe, currently the mortality is negligible and similar …

COVID-19, arguably, has become endemic in India
2 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19, arguably, has become endemic in India

The Hindu  

The infectious disease ‘outbreaks’ or ‘epidemics’ or ‘pandemics’ share a fate — there is a day when the majority of them run their course and fade away. Much opinion After the third wave in January 2022, India saw the lowest number of daily new COVID-19 cases in March and April this year. In fact, in the last two months every …

COVID-19 endemic stage two years away, Yale School of Medicine study suggests
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 endemic stage two years away, Yale School of Medicine study suggests

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 disease may reach endemic stage in the U.S. in at least two years, according to a modelling study conducted in rats. To develop a better understanding of when and how COVID-19 might become endemic, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine in the U.S. turned to rats, which, like humans, are also susceptible to coronaviruses. However, the study …

To worry about COVID-19 endemicity or not, that is the question
2 years, 6 months ago

To worry about COVID-19 endemicity or not, that is the question

The Hindu  

Has COVID-19 become endemic or not, that is the question. Jacob John, retired professor of virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, says the terms endemic and epidemic are based on patterns, and no one has attempted yet to post numbers that could establish the stage the SARS-CoV-2 virus is at currently. “If you look at Bharat COVID-19 or World-o-meter, the disturbances …

Is COVID-19 becoming endemic?
2 years, 6 months ago

Is COVID-19 becoming endemic?

The Hindu  

Is COVID-19 now approaching an endemic stage? Tarun Bhatnagar: In order to understand the transmission of infectious diseases, we need to think of what is known as the epidemiological triad — the interaction between the agent, which is the organism that causes the disease, the host, which is the human body where the agent resides and spreads, and the environment …

WHO warns coronavirus is far from settling into endemic situation
2 years, 8 months ago

WHO warns coronavirus is far from settling into endemic situation

Al Jazeera  

WHO official says COVID is still capable of causing huge epidemics. COVID-19 is far from becoming an endemic disease and could still trigger large outbreaks around the globe, the World Health Organization said. “I certainly do not believe we’ve reached anything close to an endemic situation with this virus,” Ryan told a question-and-answer session on the WHO’s social media channels. …

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure
2 years, 8 months ago

Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. “I think we’ve done a huge disservice using the word ‘endemic,’ frankly,” Michael Fraser, executive director of the US Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, told an audience of mostly public health officers during a panel discussion at the 2022 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta on Thursday. “We tend to think …

Pandemic or endemic: Where is COVID heading next?
2 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic or endemic: Where is COVID heading next?

Al Jazeera  

Some political leaders are calling for COVID to be treated as an endemic disease, but scientists warn that talk of a pandemic endgame is premature. “I think we are leading Europe in the transition from pandemic to endemic and we’re leading the way in showing the world how you can live with COVID.” However, officials from the World Health Organization …

COVID-19 is heading towards 'endemic', says AIIMS senior epidemiologist
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 is heading towards 'endemic', says AIIMS senior epidemiologist

India TV News  

Highlights "COVID-19 is heading towards an endemic stage," says AIIMS senior epidemiologist "COVID-19 is RNA virus and the virus has mutated thousands of times," Dr Sanjay Rai said Dr Rai also said that Omicron spread is happening in the country and mainly in metro cities A senior epidemiologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Sunday said …

'Endemic' Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does
2 years, 11 months ago

'Endemic' Doesn't Mean What You Think It Does

Huff Post  

Orbon Alija via Getty Images While transitioning to an endemic is a good thing, there are still some important factors we need to keep in mind. While moving from our current pandemic to an endemic state certainly sounds like a move in the right direction, health experts also caution that it doesn’t necessarily mean what people think it does. “It …

Explained: What will it be like when Covid-19 pandemic becomes endemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: What will it be like when Covid-19 pandemic becomes endemic

India Today  

Just like the word "pandemic", the term "endemic" is also being used now by scientists and health experts in relation to Covid-19. Determined to escape the crisis and avoid more restrictions, some European countries such as Spain have started making tentative plans for when they might start treating Covid-19 as an endemic disease, like seasonal flu. According to Catherine Smallwood, …

EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What does it mean for COVID-19 to be endemic?

Associated Press  

Some European countries such as Spain are making tentative plans for when they might start treating COVID-19 as an “endemic” disease, but the World Health Organization and other officials have warned that the world is nowhere close to declaring the pandemic over. The World Health Organization has said that redefining the coronavirus as an endemic disease is still “a ways …

Covid-19 marches toward endemic status in US as Omicron spreads
3 years ago

Covid-19 marches toward endemic status in US as Omicron spreads

Live Mint  

The Omicron variant’s aggressive advance is the latest twist in the course of a disease that public-health experts say is on a path toward becoming endemic in the U.S. “I don’t think there’s going to be a day where the whole thing feels over," said Joshua Schiffer, an associate professor in the vaccine and infectious disease division at Fred Hutchinson …

Covid May be Entering Stage of 'Endemicity'. What it Means, Why You May Never be Able to Bid Virus Adieu
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid May be Entering Stage of 'Endemicity'. What it Means, Why You May Never be Able to Bid Virus Adieu

News 18  

Covid-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of ‘endemicity’ where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. “As far as India is concerned that seems to be what is happening and because of size of India and heterogeneity of population and immunity status …

As COVID-19 collides with HIV/AIDS, the pandemic may be taking an ominous turn
3 years, 7 months ago

As COVID-19 collides with HIV/AIDS, the pandemic may be taking an ominous turn

LA Times  

A nurse talks to a patient who is HIV-positive in Ngodwana, South Africa. While the South African patient was diagnosed with HIV back in 2006, doctors had been unable to control her viral load with standard antiretroviral therapy, and her immune system’s population of CD4+ T cells — which may play a role in clearing coronavirus infection — were very …

Will Covid-19 settle down as a seasonal illness after pandemic ends?
3 years, 7 months ago

Will Covid-19 settle down as a seasonal illness after pandemic ends?

India Today  

The only infectious disease to have been entirely eliminated till date, according to the World Health Organisation, is smallpox. The researchers examining the current Covid-19 pandemic trend and comparing it with past pandemics are of the view that the coronavirus infection may become endemic, and end as a seasonal illness. The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that is often compared with …

Coronavirus | Vaccines appear effective in preventing severe illnesses caused by COVID-19 variants of concern in India, says JIPMER Director
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Vaccines appear effective in preventing severe illnesses caused by COVID-19 variants of concern in India, says JIPMER Director

The Hindu  

Professor Rakesh Aggarwal, Director, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry talks exclusively to The Hindu ’sBindu Shajan Perappadanabout the unique double mutant COVID-19 virus found in India, its implication for the country which is at the beginning of the second COVID-19 wave, the new manifestations of COVID-19, and the importance of vaccination. The genome sequencing data of …

Is coronavirus becoming endemic after making Covid-19 a pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Is coronavirus becoming endemic after making Covid-19 a pandemic?

India Today  

It was in May this year that the WHO announced that Covid-19 may end up becoming endemic. This means Covid-19 might not go away for a long time as the novel coronavirus would continue to infect populations in a particular region. Surveys published September showed that there could be 80-100 cases of undocumented coronavirus infection in India for every laboratory-confirmed …

UN: Pandemic appears to be peaking in several big countries
4 years, 6 months ago

UN: Pandemic appears to be peaking in several big countries

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A record level of new daily COVID-19 cases worldwide could suggest the pandemic is peaking in some large countries, even as the coronavirus has become “well established” in some regions, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said Monday. “We do not believe this is a testing phenomenon,” he said, noting that many countries have also noted marked increases …

Endemic virus: Coronavirus may ‘never go away,’ says WHO official
4 years, 7 months ago

Endemic virus: Coronavirus may ‘never go away,’ says WHO official

CNN  

CNN — The coronavirus spreading across the globe could become a constant presence, a leading World Health Organization official has said. During a media briefing in Geneva, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, warned Wednesday that the disease may join the mix of viruses that kill people around the world every year. “This virus just …

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Past and future of Coronavirus Outbreak: Inside humanity's battle to contain pathogen that has paralysed the world

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-generation event and while the response by policymakers has often been slow, physicians, scientists, and health-care workers have risen to the challenge. On 7 January, a new coronavirus later dubbed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 was identified as the cause of the cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. Before the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, virologists and …

All Of The Important Coronavirus Terms, Explained
4 years, 9 months ago

All Of The Important Coronavirus Terms, Explained

Huff Post  

Illustration: Yenwei Liu/Damon Dahlen/HuffPost These past few weeks, as we’ve all adjusted to life during a pandemic, a new set of words has entered our collective vocabulary. Flatten the curve By now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard at least one person talk about “flattening the curve.” Maybe you’ve seen some version of a chart with curving lines depicting different …

What is the difference between Pandemic, Epidemic and Outbreak?
4 years, 9 months ago

What is the difference between Pandemic, Epidemic and Outbreak?

India Today  

The World Health Organization declared the spread of Coronavirus or COVID-19 as a pandemic. So, to make things easier, we have explained the difference between the words -- pandemic, epidemic and outbreak and how they are used. When the Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases started to come up outside Wuhan in China, it was noted that the Coronavirus outbreak was turning …

Coronavirus | WHO says COVID-19 is a ‘controllable pandemic’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO says COVID-19 is a ‘controllable pandemic’

The Hindu  

The new coronavirus outbreak “is a controllable pandemic” if countries step up measures to tackle it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Full coverage on COVID-19 “That means finding and isolating as many cases as possible and quarantining their closest contacts,” he said, urging states to test every suspected case of COVID-19 in a bid to …

Coronavirus Outbreak: What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

Firstpost  

For weeks, epidemiologists have been calling coronavirus a pandemic and from an epidemiological perspective, WHO’s declaration is overdue. As an epidemiologist listening to the steady stream of conversation around the coronavirus, I’m hearing newscasters and neighbours alike mixing up three important words my colleagues and I use in our work every day: outbreak, epidemic and pandemic. If new local outbreaks …

Coronavirus: What is a pandemic and how will things change?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: What is a pandemic and how will things change?

Al Jazeera  

The World Health Organization declares the outbreak pandemic as countries struggle to contain the spread of the virus. The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic as the virus continued to spread across the world. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a pandemic is a disease that has spread in multiple countries around …

Coronavirus a pandemic: What it means and how is it different from an epidemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus a pandemic: What it means and how is it different from an epidemic

India Today  

The World Health Organization declared on Wednesday that the coronavirus outbreak could now be characterised as a "pandemic". We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The outbreak of coronavirus was declared as a pandemic as the United States stocks plunged into bear market territory and several …

Q&A: What the WHO pandemic declaration means
4 years, 9 months ago

Q&A: What the WHO pandemic declaration means

Associated Press  

The new coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic. Dr. Michael Ryan, the WHO emergencies chief, cautioned that use of the word pandemic to describe the outbreak “is not a trigger for anything other than more aggressive, more intensive action.” The term also is likely to stoke global anxiety, something the U.N. health agency was sensitive to. The last disease the …

Coronavirus: From Covid-19 to pandemic, some key terms explained
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: From Covid-19 to pandemic, some key terms explained

India Today  

Articles and official reports on the new coronavirus are full of terms that most of us don't use daily. On March 3, the World Health Organisation reported a global mortality rate of 3.4%, suggesting the disease is deadlier than the seasonal flu. The World Health Organisation simply puts it this way: the "worldwide spread of a new disease". Public Health …

Explained | Why is COVID-19 not a pandemic yet?
4 years, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is COVID-19 not a pandemic yet?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On February 26, for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began in China on December 8, the number of novel coronavirus cases reported in a single day was more outside mainland China than within the country. For the last few days, the number of confirmed cases reported from mainland China has come down even as …

Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for virus outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for virus outbreak

The Hindu  

OUTBREAK: A sudden rise in cases of a disease in a particular place. The current outbreak of a flu-like illness caused by a new virus in China is considered an epidemic. Some cause the common cold while others cause more severe illnesses like SARS, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome, and MERS, which stands for Middle East respiratory syndrome. …

Coronavirus outbreak has 'pandemic potential' but the COVID-19 outbreak can still be beaten, WHO says
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak has 'pandemic potential' but the COVID-19 outbreak can still be beaten, WHO says

ABC  

The World Health Organisation says the world must do everything to prepare for a potential coronavirus pandemic but insisted it was premature to declare the outbreak a pandemic as it still could be beaten. Key points: WHO director-general Mr Tedros said coronavirus absolutely had pandemic potential China has decided to postpone its annual congress over fear of the coronavirus outbreak …

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