Implications and limitations of Social Distancing Strategies (SDS) to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

• The World Health Organization defines disease outbreak as “the occurrence of diseases in excess of normal expectancy. The number of cases varies according to the size, type, and previous exposure to disease-causing agent.¹” Several viral infections have evolved as epidemic/pandemic, transmitted through person-to-person contact, animal-to-person contact, or from the environment or other media. The vulnerable populations are more likely to develop severe illness, and since initially there are no specific treatments or vaccine, the best way to prevent and slow down transmission is information and prevention.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Anestesi och intensivvård (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (hsv//eng)

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