Disease experts use the term ‘pandemic’ when a new infection spreads to multiple countries and continents at the same time, affecting many people. That’s different from another term, ‘epidemic’, which describes an infection outbreak that’s larger than usual, but stays confined to a single...
"Epidemic" is sometimes confused with "endemic," but the two words have different meanings. While "epidemic" describes how far a specific outbreak of a disease has spread, the word"endemic" refers to the constant presence of a disease in a geographic population. For example, chicken pox is ...
Another Trump ad suggests Biden, 77, is going senile. It describes him as "clearly diminished" and shows him stumbling to find his words. "Joe Bidendoes not have the strength, the stamina and mental fortitude required to lead this country," a narrator says. ...
It is important to carefully read how these clauses are written. Some clauses may specifically indicate events, such as a pandemic or flood, that fall under its guidelines. These clauses may also outline if the contract or policy offers a 50% or full refund or any other form of restitutio...
Von Mises describes the process later in his book "Human Action": "[I]f once public opinion is convinced that the increase in the quantity of money will continue and never come to an end, and that, consequently, the prices of allcommoditiesand services will not cease to rise, everybody ...
The World Health Organisation has called coronavirus a pandemic, meaning it's being treated more seriously than ever
WEF describes itself as a new kind of institution, with the adaptability, entrepreneurialism, and stakeholder trust necessary to make it a platform with the power to make change. The upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic have, to many, underscored the organization’s ongoing value. ...
The event of a severe influenza p... J Tabery,CW Mackett - 《Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness》 被引量: 34发表: 2008年 Pandemic triage: the ethical challenge This article responds to an article by Christian and associates which describes a triage protocol for critical care ...
This paper describes a 2020 effort by the Cities Research Group of the University of Orange, United States, to create and pilot educational materials that could help organizations participate in collective recovery from the converging crises of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial oppression and climate ...
Taleb describes a black swan as an event that: Is so rare that even the possibility that it might occur is unknown Has a catastrophic impact when it does occur Is explained in hindsight as if it were actually predictable1 For extremely rare events, Taleb argues that the standard tools of ...