Science has found that preventive measures that would significantly reduce the risk of a pandemic would cost roughly 500 times less than responding to a pandemic.The research makes clear that a worldwide shift toward preventive action is necessary if we are to avoid the profound damage wrought by the global spread of disease.COVID-19, the illness at the heart of the ongoing pandemic, is a type of zoonotic disease.
These spread from nonhuman animals to humans. In the case of COVID-19, the disease is caused by a coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2.Many other serious illnesses, including HIV, SARS, MERS, and swine flu, have emerged from this type of transmission.