When there is a new disease discovered, scientists called epidemiologists work to find out why the area or a person has a new disease, and what the health departments can do about it. From the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 epidemiologists across the world have been working to:

1. Identify the Source of the Outbreak

Covid-19 epidemiologists went into the region in China, where the new disease first appeared and conducted surveys in health facilities and the community. Throat and nose specimens gathered for lab analysis.

These Covid-19 epidemiology field investigations showed them who was infected, when they became infected, and where they had been just before they got sick—and eventually led them to a possible source.… Read More

The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. Originating from Wuhan, the virus is wreaking ever-increasing havoc and has spread to most of the regions of the world.

The infection outbreak was at first swept aside as China’s problem by most countries. When the virus spread to Europe and the US, the epidemic was still overlooked by relating it to the common flu. Scientists and politicians compared its mortality rates like that of typical influenza that affects the US and other countries each year.… Read More