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  2. Syndemic - Wikipedia

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    It is possible for two afflictions to be comorbid, but not syndemic i.e., the disorders are not epidemic in the studied population, or their co-occurrence does not cause an interaction that then contributes to worsened health. Two or more diseases can be comorbid without interactions, or interaction occurs but it is beneficial, not deleterious.

  3. Prevention paradox - Wikipedia

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    Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, the term "prevention paradox" was also used to describe the apparent paradox of people questioning steps to prevent the spread of the pandemic because the prophesied spread did not occur. [2] This however is instead an example of a self-defeating prophecy [3] or a preparedness paradox.

  4. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2020)

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    On January 20, Chinese authorities announced the confirmation that human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus had already occurred. [19] [20]The first recorded U.S. case of the new virus was also reported on January 20, in a 35-year-old American citizen traveling from Wuhan, China, to his home in Washington state.

  5. COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic ranks as the deadliest disaster in the country's history. [43] It was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [44] From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by three years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white ...

  6. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    Widespread non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer are not included. An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time; in meningococcal infections , an attack rate in excess of 15 cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered ...

  7. Many pandemic deaths attributed to natural causes may have ...

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    “The correlation between COVID-19 deaths and excess natural-cause deaths suggests that health care delays and social and economic impacts of the pandemic were not the main reasons for these ...

  8. 'Nothing nefarious': Biden seeks to reassure US over drone ...

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    He stressed that the sightings were not evidence of any wrongdoing. "There's a lot of drones authorised up there," he said. "I think one started it and they all - everybody wanted to get in the deal."

  9. But ... is the pandemic over or not? - AOL

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    President Biden said the pandemic was "over," but about 500 people still die of Covid daily. Realistically, experts say, Covid will persist as a leading cause of death.