Is China ready for this major global health challenge?
China is once again facing a health scare that has the potential to turn into a major global pandemic — could this become SARS 2.0? This time though, the Chinese government is being more transparent and moving into action much faster.
This is a stark contrast to a long history of covering up infectious disease outbreaks. China waited several months to alert the international community about SARS when it broke out in 2002-2003. The SARS virus eventually infected over 8,000 people and killed approximately 800 throughout the world.
Some public health experts are worried the current outbreak could turn into an epidemiologic nightmare, given the millions of travelers and large crowds during the Lunar New Year holiday.… Seguir leyendo »