What's what in a pandemic? Virus, disease, and societal disaster must be differentiated

Alexander E Gorbalenya; Stanley Perlman

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002130

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What's what in a pandemic? Virus, disease, and societal disaster must be differentiated

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What's what in a pandemic? Virus, disease, and societal disaster must be differentiated

Alexander E Gorbalenya and Stanley Perlman

PLoS biology, Vol.21(5), e3002130

05/25/2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002130

PMCID: PMC10212159

PMID: 37228002

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Abstract

Viruses, the diseases they can trigger, and the possible associated societal disaster represent different entities. To engage with the complexities of viral pandemics, we need to recognize each entity by using a distinctive name.

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Title: Subtitle: What's what in a pandemic? Virus, disease, and societal disaster must be differentiated
Creators: Alexander E Gorbalenya - Faculty of Bioengineering & Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Stanley Perlman - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: PLoS biology, Vol.21(5), e3002130
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002130
PMID: 37228002
PMCID: PMC10212159
NLM abbreviation: PLoS Biol
ISSN: 1544-9173
eISSN: 1545-7885
Language: English
Date published: 05/25/2023
Academic Unit: Microbiology and Immunology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Infectious Disease (Pediatrics)
Record Identifier: 9984419360102771

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