How a pandemic spreads and is brought under control
Process map by Brian. 10 steps, 1 layer. Tags: health, public health, science, covid.
- The virus: Jumps from an animal to a person
- People: The first people are infected and travel
- The virus: Spreads through the air or by touch
- Public health: Detect the outbreak and test
- Public health: Is it spreading faster than 1 new case per case?
- Public health: Limit gatherings and travel
- Scientists: Sequence the virus and start a vaccine
- People: Immune response builds from infection or vaccine
- Public health: Cases fall below the point where it spreads
- Public health: Keep watching for new variants