What Threatens Us Most?
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Anyone who’s ever been on a plane knows that our bodies are constantly battling to keep us safe. Whether it’s a pressurized cabin at 37,000 ft, or a brand-new hospital at sea level, infectious agents pose a serious threat to our health. Over the past several months, talk of the H1N1 pandemic has dominated the news, but is that truly our biggest threat?
According to the World Health Organization, a pandemic can start if the following conditions are met:
- a disease/infectious agent is new to a population
- it causes serious illness
- it spreads easily among humans.
Unfortunately, there are a number of agents that might fit the bill and take us down.
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