Mechanics of Pandemics
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| author | Contreras, Seba Dönges, Philipp Müller, Laura Mallick, Piklu Paltra, Sydney Hvid, Ulrik Kettlitz, Robyn J. N. Reitenbach, Andreas Lind, Rodrigo Amaral Aguiar, Maíra Bechtle, Philip Valdez, André Calero Gronemeyer, Ronja Harries, Manuela Jaeger, Veronika K. Karch, André Klett-Tammen, Carolina J. Klimek, Peter Kretzschmar, Mirjam E. Nagel, Kai Nielsen, Bjarke Frost Prainsack, Barbara Radhuber, Isabella M. Simonsen, Lone Sneppen, Kim Suer, Janik Priesemann, Viola |
| author_facet | Contreras, Seba Dönges, Philipp Müller, Laura Mallick, Piklu Paltra, Sydney Hvid, Ulrik Kettlitz, Robyn J. N. Reitenbach, Andreas Lind, Rodrigo Amaral Aguiar, Maíra Bechtle, Philip Valdez, André Calero Gronemeyer, Ronja Harries, Manuela Jaeger, Veronika K. Karch, André Klett-Tammen, Carolina J. Klimek, Peter Kretzschmar, Mirjam E. Nagel, Kai Nielsen, Bjarke Frost Prainsack, Barbara Radhuber, Isabella M. Simonsen, Lone Sneppen, Kim Suer, Janik Priesemann, Viola |
| contents | COVID-19 and previous pandemics have shown how diseases can disrupt, threaten, and transform daily life. Since pathogens and societies are continuously evolving, every pandemic is different. However, certain fundamental principles of disease transmission appear to hold true across different outbreaks. These ``mechanisms'' are grounded in natural laws or the very structure of our biology and societies. This paper compiles ten fundamental mechanisms, curated by a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds spanning public health, medicine, epidemiology, political science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. These mechanisms, although perhaps underappreciated, substantially shape how pandemics unfold and are controlled. The better we succeed in understanding these mechanisms and establishing this knowledge in our societies, the better we will be able to prepare for future pandemics and respond appropriately when they occur. |
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| spellingShingle | Mechanics of Pandemics Contreras, Seba Dönges, Philipp Müller, Laura Mallick, Piklu Paltra, Sydney Hvid, Ulrik Kettlitz, Robyn J. N. Reitenbach, Andreas Lind, Rodrigo Amaral Aguiar, Maíra Bechtle, Philip Valdez, André Calero Gronemeyer, Ronja Harries, Manuela Jaeger, Veronika K. Karch, André Klett-Tammen, Carolina J. Klimek, Peter Kretzschmar, Mirjam E. Nagel, Kai Nielsen, Bjarke Frost Prainsack, Barbara Radhuber, Isabella M. Simonsen, Lone Sneppen, Kim Suer, Janik Priesemann, Viola Populations and Evolution COVID-19 and previous pandemics have shown how diseases can disrupt, threaten, and transform daily life. Since pathogens and societies are continuously evolving, every pandemic is different. However, certain fundamental principles of disease transmission appear to hold true across different outbreaks. These ``mechanisms'' are grounded in natural laws or the very structure of our biology and societies. This paper compiles ten fundamental mechanisms, curated by a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds spanning public health, medicine, epidemiology, political science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. These mechanisms, although perhaps underappreciated, substantially shape how pandemics unfold and are controlled. The better we succeed in understanding these mechanisms and establishing this knowledge in our societies, the better we will be able to prepare for future pandemics and respond appropriately when they occur. |
| title | Mechanics of Pandemics |
| topic | Populations and Evolution |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00192 |