Pro Pharma Talks2 Apr 2020

What We Learned From Previous Epidemics and Pandemics

What We Learned From Previous Epidemics / Pandemics

Statistics

1918: 50M people killed
HIV/Aids: 39M people since 1981
Poverty to risk
1. Inadequate sanitation
2. Poor nutrition
3. Crowded living conditions
4. Lack of healthcare services
5. Poor infection control
6. Lack of public infrastructure
7. Poor governance

Epidemics History (very frequent until recent times after 1950s)

Cholera —1852-1860
Asian Flu – 1957
Typhus Fever – 1945
Cocolitzli epidemic – 1575
Plague of Justinian – 541
Antonine Plague – 165-180AD
Third Plague Pandemic – 1855
Black Death – 1334
Great Flu Epidemic – 1918
HIV/Aids – 1960’s to present

Pearls

Management – calm, factual, frequent
Immediate response!!!
Early detection and monitoring – data, data, data!
Factual communications from professionals
Care isolation – Contact Quarantine
Antisepsis / hand washing
Social distancing
Protective gear (masks, gloves, clothing)
Pharmaceutical intervention
Prohibit travel
Prohibit / downplay racism

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