Syndemic, infodemic, pandemic of COVID-19 : Towards a pandemiology of emerging diseases

As the basis for a theory of the co-occurrence of epidemic and pandemic processes, the article begins with a discussion of the concept of syndemic, created during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to understand the social, behavioral, and cultural components of emerging diseases, as is the case of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Secondly, the notion of infodemic is highlighted, which has great potential to better understand the impacts of the pandemic from approaches that are generally neglected in conventional epidemiological research. Third, in order to illustrate these points, a "micro-archaeological" case study of the infodemic resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is presented, focusing on the specific situation in Brazil. Then, the correlations between scientific evidence, intervention models, and measures to control the pandemic are comparatively analyzed in different countries, as well as their adoption or rejection in the Brazilian context, which is structured by deep economic inequalities, social inequities, and health inequities.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Salud colectiva - 17(2021) vom: 04. Nov., Seite e3748

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Sindemia, infodemia, pandemia de COVID-19: Hacia una pandemiología de enfermedades emergentes

Beteiligte Personen:

Almeida-Filho, Naomar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brazil
COVID-19
Emerging Diseases
Journal Article
Pandemics
Syndemic

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.11.2021

Date Revised 15.11.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.18294/sc.2021.3748

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332900355