> I wonder if there's an actual upper bound in the frequency of global pandemics. Is it possible that we could even have simultaneous pandemics?
There's literally always a "mystery disease" happening somewhere in the world. Particularly in the third world, where malnutrition and deaths from preventable illnesses are rampant.
Unfortunately, since 2020 it's trivial clickbait for reporters to just repeat this stuff without providing context. At least in this case, if one bothers to read article you see that this is indeed an example of bad health outcomes linked to severe poverty.
There's literally always a "mystery disease" happening somewhere in the world. Particularly in the third world, where malnutrition and deaths from preventable illnesses are rampant.
Unfortunately, since 2020 it's trivial clickbait for reporters to just repeat this stuff without providing context. At least in this case, if one bothers to read article you see that this is indeed an example of bad health outcomes linked to severe poverty.