Review Article
Volume: 37 | Issue: 1 | Published: Mar 31, 2021 | Pages: 4 - 11 | DOI: 10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics
Authors: Muhammad Imran , Muhammad Touqeer Hanif , Waseem Abbas , Amjad Bilal , Sara Siddiqi , Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi
Article Info
Authors
Muhammad Imran
Department of Pathology, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore-Pakistan.
Muhammad Touqeer Hanif
Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Lahore-Pakistan.
Waseem Abbas
Institute of Public Health, Lahore-Pakistan.
Amjad Bilal
Institute of Public Health, Lahore-Pakistan.
Sara Siddiqi
Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Lahore-Pakistan.
Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi
Institute of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore-Pakistan.
Publication History
Received: December 16, 2020
Revised: February 19, 2021
Accepted: March 20, 2021
Published: March 31, 2021
Abstract
Fear is one of the psychological emotions that humans adapt to a potentially threatening situation, but when this fear is not calibrated well to the situation, it can become maladaptive. For instance, in the present wave of pandemic, the panic over the year is excessive, there may have deteriorating effects both on the individuals and the society. At individual level for example mental health problems and social anxiety may be seen, and at the level of society panic shopping, xenophobia, decline in the economy may well be noted. Pandemics have been seen in the history in many eras. They have brought about enormous changes in the existing world through ages. This rapid narrative review summarizes various aspects of the many pandemics in the history.
Keywords: New normal, Pandemics, History, Impact.
Pubmed Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. BioMedica. 2021; 31 (March 2021): 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
Web Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/163 [Access: December 03, 2024]. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. BioMedica. 2021; 31 (March 2021): 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. BioMedica. (2021), [cited December 03, 2024]; 31 (March 2021): 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
Harvard Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi (2021) The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. BioMedica, 31 (March 2021): 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
Chicago Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. "The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics." 31 (2021), 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi. "The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics." 31.March 2021 (2021), 4-11. Print. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Touqeer Hanif, Waseem Abbas, Amjad Bilal, Sara Siddiqi, Syed Ali Hassan Rizvi (2021) The New Normal: History and Impact of Pandemics. , 31 (March 2021), 4-11. doi:10.51441/BioMedica/5-163