It has been said on the news over the last day when talking about pandemics, that they last 4 months. Does anyone know why this is. I would have thought that they last as long as they last, and could not be defined in time.
2007-02-05 19:54:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yes work has been done based on the 1918 and 1957 and 1968 pandemics which suggest about 14-16 weeks.
2007-02-05 20:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although a pandemic can last for months, it depends on a particular country's speed of response.
It can take some considerable time and expense to vaccinate a whole population and therefore most governments only treat those at greatest risk. Even this can take some months and until the risk is neutralised/minimised the pandemic is still able to infect.
2007-02-05 20:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Robert S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An "expert " said on TV the other morning that "A pandemic usually lasts 4 months".
2007-02-05 20:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the international well being corporation, upon declaring a "element 6" pandemic, reported they envisioned the pandemic to very last 2 years. Given comparisons with the 1918 flu, and diverse influenza pandemics, this sounds about ideal; yet do not forget that vaccination and organic and organic spread ought to diminish this time. i ought to wager regardless of the reality that that their estimate should be extremely close, provide or take some months. Cheers!
2016-12-03 19:09:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically until everyone who does not have an immunity to the problem dies off, or the pandemic mutates.
2007-02-05 20:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Black Death lasted for several hundred years...there is no fixed time limit per se.
2007-02-05 19:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they last till all infected people are better ore dead
2007-02-05 20:03:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Until everybody is dead.
2007-02-06 06:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by Tracker 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋