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When does a pandemic end? What the experts say

When does a pandemic end? What the experts say

A pandemic engulfed the United States and Europe in 1918, killing an estimated 50 million people.

It started between January and February in the United States when a few people died after showing symptoms of headaches, difficulty breathing, cough and fever.

When does a pandemic end? What the experts say

A few months later, patients in France, Belgium and Germany had similar clinical symptoms and in May, a religious festival in Spain caused an outbreak of the same mysterious disease.

One of the most devastating pandemics in history, the so-called 'Spanish Influenza' is seen as an important reference point by historians aiming to learn from past outbreaks in the face of the current coronavirus pandemic.

But when does a pandemic end?

When does a pandemic end? What the experts say

A pandemic ends when there is no uncontrolled transmission of the community and the cases are at a very low level, says Dr. Benito Almirante, head of infectious diseases at the 'Vall d'Hebron' hospital in Barcelona.

The doctor said in an interview with Euronews in June: "In Europe this situation is coming with the coronavirus, because cases are easily identified and they can be traced. "If the situation continues in the coming weeks, the pandemic can be considered controlled." But currently the number of infected cases with the arrival of autumn has increased again, while many European countries are reinstating restrictive measures.

When does a pandemic end? What the experts say

"When people ask, 'When will this end?', They are asking about the social end," Dr. Jeremy Greene, a medical historian at Johns Hopkins University, told the New York Times.

During the Spanish flu pandemic, social fears varied depending on the amount of information available and how countries were affected by the war.

"But in the end, as is often the case, when the effects subsided, people stopped worrying," said historian Jaume Claret Miranda./ Source: Euronews.com