However, a more fundamental question remains unknown—how did Ebola messages diffuse on social media platforms? An understanding of how health information diffuses on social media is essential for public health communication. A central goal of health communication is to devise efficient and effective ...
But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. The story of smallpox, the first and,so far, the only disease to be permanently eradicated from the world, shows how disease eradication can happen and why it is so ...
Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
What Could Happen Next With Ebola — And How It Affects The WorldPaul Colgan
“There was also a concern at the beginning of COVID-19 that the same thing would happen, and that all the gains that we've made in the past several years on malaria would be lost,” says Hana Bilak, malaria technical advisor at PATH, a longtime Tableau Foundation partner and global...
How did a nurse in protective gear become infected with Ebola?02:21 When the first U.S.Ebolapatient turned up at a Dallas hospital late last month, public health officials were quick to reassure the public that the health care system was prepared to handle it and prevent the deadly disease...
Epidemics can happen anywhere and can strike at any time. An epidemic is a spreading of a disease in a community that attacks numerous people. An example of an epidemic today is the recent outbreak of Ebola. Ebola has ravished throughout Africa for about a year and the United States has ...
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” (as examined by Franco,2019, p. 2). This is because deciding what to do, justifying such decisions, and collaborating to get things done, constitute an orientation towards the future which is distinct from, and irreducible to, predicting and explaining events as they may happen. Instead,...
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