What do you think the next pandemic will look like? Do you think we will respond faster because of this experience with COVID-19? Why or why not?

Future Pandemics

Directions:
Fully answer questions using an APA 4–page discussion post narrative style and DO NOT simply provide a list of comments. Please format by using logical paragraphs (not one long paragraph and avoid long lists).
Make sure to cite AT LEAST 3 scholarly or high–quality sources. Wikipedia or sensational or
personal websites DO NOT qualify.

Now that we have studied an outbreak (measles) and a pandemic (COVID–19), consider the following:
• What do you think the next pandemic will look like? Do you think we will respond faster because
of this experience with COVID–19? Why or why not?
• What type of pathogen do you think it will be? Select a potential pandemic pathogen that is not
measles or COVID–19. Which do you think is a potential agent for the next pandemic? (Hint: take
a look at CDC Category A agents too)
• How will it be different than COVID–19 or the same?
• What surveillance, prevention, and control measures would be appropriate for your chosen
pathogen?
• What is currently being done in the “real world” about this pathogen?