In this paper, we develop a life cycle model in which health and longevity are threatened by infectious and chronic … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health … deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits …

averting the spread. However, these policies may have led to significant changes in public health behaviors. We use Google … habits) related to health behaviors. We employ the differences-in-differences method to determine the link between disease … outbreak, associated intervention policies, and changes in health behavior related searches. Our findings show that school …

Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies, 2) consideration of potential amendments to the International Health Regulations …

coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has evolved into a public health emergency of international concern and wreaked worldwide … diagnostic methods; a rapid characterization of the disease and its impacts so as to better apply precautionary and public health … vaccines at breakneck speed. This paper provides a health perspective of the virus and the pandemic it caused, based on …