What makes a virus a pandemic

Get Email Updates. To receive email updates about this page, enter your email address: Email Address. What's this? Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.

Skip to Content. I want to Please visit our vaccination resources for more information. Read more on MND Australia website. In this COVID global pandemic, myDr brings you daily updates, advice and videos on symptoms, testing, and protecting yourself. Read more on myDr website.

The COVID pandemic has led to a decrease in children getting their routine childhood vaccinations. To download a copy of Canc Read more on Cancer Australia website.

Despite the frequency with which COVID appears in the media, there remains a need for relevant, practical and informed information for healthcare professionals about different aspects of the current pandemic.

Read more on Immunisation Coalition website. During the COVID pandemic, you need to continue to take your usual medicines and stay as healthy as possible. With the global COVID pandemic having a severe impact on all aspects of society and the health of people worldwide, it is now more important than ever to update your knowledge on the spread and containment of infectious diseases, and what you can do to help break the chain of infection.

Read more on Ausmed Education website. Healthdirect Australia is not responsible for the content and advertising on the external website you are now entering. There is a total of 5 error s on this form, details are below. Please enter your name Please enter your email Your email is invalid. Please check and try again Please enter recipient's email Recipient's email is invalid. Please check and try again Agree to Terms required.

An epidemic occurs when an infectious disease spreads rapidly to many people. In , the severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS epidemic took the lives of nearly people worldwide.

The influenza flu pandemic of killed between 20 and 40 million people. It is one of the most devastating pandemics in recorded world history.