EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS: THE KERALA MODEL

ABSTRACT

Infectious diseases are always keyed out by either epidemic or a pandemic. These are the words used for describing a disease outbreak. But, an epidemic and a pandemic describe different stages of disease in society. An epidemic is a disease outbreak that affects many individuals in an area, or a population and will affect many people concurrently and spread across different communities within a short period. Epidemic involves not only infectious diseases but all that deteriorates the health of a society and can follow predictable patterns and these trends are often used to monitor, predict, and control the spread of the infection. A pandemic is an epidemic that moves across the borders of different nations. Pandemic affects the wider geographical area and affects people around the world. The causative agent, probably a virus might infect people, spread faster among communities, and may result in a huge global death toll. The world since December 2019 is in the grips of the Covid-19 virus. In this paper, an attempt has been made to pinpoint and highlight the efforts made by the state of Kerala in tackling the pandemic of all times, Covid 19. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.