Choudhury Priyanka Ray, Saha Tapoja, Goel Sachin, Shah Janvi Manish, Ganjewala Deepak
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Noida, Sector 125, Noida, 201303 India.
Department of Biotechnology, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, 19, Knowledge Park-II, Institutional Area, Greater Noida, 201306 India.
Bull Natl Res Cent. 2022;46(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s42269-022-00701-7. Epub 2022 Jan 25.
The majority of pandemics are known to be a result of either bacteria or viruses out of which viruses seem to be an entity of growing concern due to the sheer number of yet unidentified and potentially threatening viruses, their ability to quickly evolve and transform, their ability to transfer and change from one host organism to another and the difficulty in creating safe vaccines on time.
The present review attempts to bring forth the potential risks, prevention and its impact on the global society in terms of sociological and economic parameters. Taking hindsight from previously as well as ongoing current viral epidemics, this article aims to draw a concrete correlation between these viruses in terms of their origin, spread and attempts to compare how much they can affect the population. The study also assesses the worst-case scenarios and the amount of preparedness, required to fight against such pandemics and compares the required amount of preparedness to the current precautions and measures by different governments all across the world.
Learning from the current pandemic, we can implement certain measures to prevent the adverse effects of pandemics in the future and through severe preparedness can combat the challenges brought about by the pandemic.
已知大多数大流行是由细菌或病毒引起的，其中病毒似乎越来越令人担忧，原因在于尚未识别且可能具有威胁性的病毒数量众多、它们快速进化和变异的能力、从一种宿主生物体传播并转移到另一种宿主生物体的能力以及及时研发安全疫苗的困难。
本综述试图从社会学和经济参数方面阐述潜在风险、预防措施及其对全球社会的影响。借鉴以往及当前正在发生的病毒疫情，本文旨在就这些病毒的起源、传播建立具体关联，并尝试比较它们对人群的影响程度。该研究还评估了最坏情况以及应对此类大流行所需的准备程度，并将所需准备程度与世界各国政府目前采取的预防措施和手段进行比较。
从当前的大流行中吸取教训，我们可以实施某些措施来预防未来大流行的不利影响，通过充分准备能够应对大流行带来的挑战。
