Is Swine Flu an Epidemic, Pandemic or Infodemic?
A recent report Global Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Market Forecast 2010-2015 of Market Research Media suggests that government investments in fighting pandemic flu will grow at rather moderate rate, despite raising public fears. Take the following poll to help us understand whether the current influenza crisis is an Epidemic, Pandemic or Infodemic. What do you think?
- Epidemic: a temporary prevalence of a disease in a community or geographic region.
- Pandemic: a widespread epidemic occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
- Infodemic: widespread media coverage about an epidemic or pandemic that may create unwarranted fear
H1N1 statistics as of May 10, 2009
