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Infectious Diseases Booklet
COVID-19
https://kongres-magazine.eu/2020/02/who-issues-covid-19-coronavirus-event-planning-guide/; 22/04/2020
COVID-19
Some may say that it's a life changer, obviously they don't mean that in a positive way. It's not a good experience living through this, but there is a lesson to be learned from this. Similar things have happened in the past, for the same reasons… so why are they happening again?
Huanan seafood wholesale market, Wuhan, China
This market is one of many so called „wet markets“ in China. A place where animals are kept in small cages, stacked on one another. A place where they are slaughtered in front of people who buy them because they want their food to be as fresh as possible. Some animals that we all know about and consume are kept there like chickens and fish, but there are also some exotic animals. They come from different parts of this world, they are all kept close to each other, it's not like it should be in nature. All those animals are different, have different lifestyles, they adapt to the wilderness differently. They are stressed out, they are all put in this small space. Something is bound to happen. Is this where coronavirus was born?
Some may say that it's a life changer, obviously they don't mean that in a positive way. It's not a good experience living through this, but there is a lesson to be learned from this. Similar things have happened in the past, for the same reasons… so why are they happening again?
Huanan seafood wholesale market, Wuhan, China
This market is one of many so called „wet markets“ in China. A place where animals are kept in small cages, stacked on one another. A place where they are slaughtered in front of people who buy them because they want their food to be as fresh as possible. Some animals that we all know about and consume are kept there like chickens and fish, but there are also some exotic animals. They come from different parts of this world, they are all kept close to each other, it's not like it should be in nature. All those animals are different, have different lifestyles, they adapt to the wilderness differently. They are stressed out, they are all put in this small space. Something is bound to happen. Is this where coronavirus was born?
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1842104/why-wild-animals-are-a-key-ingredient-in-chinas-coronavirus-outbreak; 22/04/2020
December 31st
At this time, I think all our lives were normal. We were keeping up with our routines. New Year’s Eve. We were all waiting for the New Year to come. For some that meant a new start and maybe for others a night where they could party and spend time with their loved ones. In China the doctors were treating a lot of new cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause. Just days later a new virus was identified, but there was no evidence that it was so easily spread by humans.
First known victim
A regular customer at the Wuhan market, like most of the people who came down with the virus. The victim was a 61-year-old man. His health status wasn't the best. He had tumors and chronic liver disease.
At this time, I think all our lives were normal. We were keeping up with our routines. New Year’s Eve. We were all waiting for the New Year to come. For some that meant a new start and maybe for others a night where they could party and spend time with their loved ones. In China the doctors were treating a lot of new cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause. Just days later a new virus was identified, but there was no evidence that it was so easily spread by humans.
First known victim
A regular customer at the Wuhan market, like most of the people who came down with the virus. The victim was a 61-year-old man. His health status wasn't the best. He had tumors and chronic liver disease.
Spring festival – China's biggest holiday
This is a time when people travel across the country and visit other states. Hundreds of millions of people travel. It's estimated that Chinese passengers will take 3 billion trips in a period of 5 weeks. It's the perfect condition for the virus to spread, don't you think?
January 23rd, 10am, Wuhan, China
A lockdown in Wuhan, the epicenter city of the virus. On the first day of lock down there were 495 patients. There was a lack of medical workers and beds for the patients. On the second day of lockdown a new hospital started being built. It was built in less than 2 weeks and started taking in patients. But that hospital wasn't enough.
This is a time when people travel across the country and visit other states. Hundreds of millions of people travel. It's estimated that Chinese passengers will take 3 billion trips in a period of 5 weeks. It's the perfect condition for the virus to spread, don't you think?
January 23rd, 10am, Wuhan, China
A lockdown in Wuhan, the epicenter city of the virus. On the first day of lock down there were 495 patients. There was a lack of medical workers and beds for the patients. On the second day of lockdown a new hospital started being built. It was built in less than 2 weeks and started taking in patients. But that hospital wasn't enough.