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Movies get factually right and wrong about pandemics.

Is there any way someone could weaponize the bird Flu is, however, someone doesn't have to weaponize the birds are doing for this list.

We're examining recurring medical and epidemiological concepts in movies that feature pandemics of various sorts in an effort to separate fact from fiction in order to get scared, all you have to do is come in contact with a rumor or the television or the Internet.

Number 10 animals can spread disease right in 2000 eleven's contagion, we see that the deadly M eveyone virus originated as a genetic mix of pig and bat viruses.

This true concept of a virus of animal origin was based on an actual pathogen called Nipah, which first began to spread in 1998.

Nipah is is deadly as Ebola, but instead of attacking blood vessels, it attacks the brain, and this reality is more relevant than ever.

Since multiple outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics have sprung from animal viruses that eventually spread to humans.

It's okay, you'll be outta here in no time.

Thes air called zoonotic diseases.

Maintaining good hygiene and social distancing are two strategies to protect us all from viruses when they spread out of control.

How long we've been on this road?

Five weeks, two days way number nine powered air purifying respirators are riel, right?

In 1990 five's outbreak.

Many of the characters in the film are seen wearing Pampers, which is an acronym for powered air purifying respirators.

This is a common protective measure used by military, medical and other official personnel in dealing with airborne pollution and pathogens.

Also called positive pressure masks and blowers, the respirator is made up of a full face mask or hood attached to a blower, which acts by filtering any dangerous particles from the air.

Positive.

Dammit, this whole damn town's infected.

In fact, for more critical scenarios, there is also such a thing as a radical suit, which, as the name implies, goes a step further by attaching the paper to a full suit.

State extraction.

Saint Mary's Prep 89 pilot fibers survivors locate administer mosquito redwood tree number eight Ah virus can choose its host wrong in 2000 thirteen's World War Z Jerry Layne, played by Brad Pitt, goes on a harrowing mission to discover the source of a contagious virus that turns people into zombies and also a possible vaccine.

You wanna help your family?

Let's figure out how we stop this choice.

It isn't long before he notices that the infected hosts of the virus do not attack the seriously injured or terminally ill as they would make poor hosts for viral reproduction.

How long does he have to wait before his infected?

Not long.

That's not, Of course, in real life, viruses do not have the ability to think or reason or choose their new hosts, though of course, each has evolved to only in fact, certain types of living beings rather than others.

Number seven technology can immediately diagnose a virus wrong.

Near the beginning of 2007 I am legend Dr Robert Neville, played by Will Smith, is escorting his wife and daughter toe a helicopter that will take them out of Manhattan.

However, they must first pass a virus scanning checkpoint, which Neville's wife first fails before being scanned again to reveal no virus.

The main issue with the scene is that there is currently no scanner that can instantly definitively detect a viral infection.

On the other hand, though, thermal scanners and special thermometers can near instantly detect fevers, flagging a person who has any kind of elevated temperature, which would indicate infection there.

Already deployed at all land and sea checkpoints As a first screening measure to detect any potential cases, and more companies are looking to buy them as an additional safeguard.

Number six health workers need specific kinds of protection right When caring for patients with the highly contagious virus In 2000 eleven's contagion, we can see health care workers dawning highly protective equipment.

We're setting up a special ward for medical personnel and first responders at the university.

This'll practice is absolutely accurate, as with the after mentioned papers and is essential to staying safe from dangerous microbes.

Shouldn't be go home.

I'll bring it to you when I get it.

Of course, in other parts of the film, other medical personnel were nothing more than gloves and masks as a preventative measure.

Sadly, this reality is also, tragically all too commonly accurate, as noted by Dr Glenn Wortmann, head of infectious diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital center.

He explains that during a quote large outbreak, it would be difficult for all health care workers to maintain appropriate infection prevention measures.

But the need protection badly.

Did her work involved contact with livestock in any way?

Did you?

Did you keep any pets at home?

Number five Patient zero is a commonly used term wrong.

A lab technician now known as Patient zero was accidentally exposed to Retrovirus, a LZ 1 13 and Alzheimer's trial drug that was being tested on chimpanzees.

2000 fourteen's Dawn of the Planet of the Apes features the use of the term patient zero to refer to the first person identified to have the disease in the film, a term common in movies and even on the news.

Another extremely worrying thing for authorities here is that they still haven't identified John who Patient zero is.

This is more of a colloquial term in the medical world.

The proper term to refer to such a person would be an index case or an index patient.

Patient zero was actually coined based on a misunderstanding of a 1984 study of HIV, where one of the first patients was labeled as patient.

Oh, the letter o standing for out of California.

The O was later misunderstood to be the numeral zero.

Patient Zero is the name Dr Grits, and the medical detectives used to describe this man, the airline steward, to protect his identity.

Number four governments use viruses as biological weapons Wrong.

This is no experimental antiserum.

11 1 was designed to kill African many films like 1990 five's Outbreak, feature governments or military's using or hoping to use viruses as a form of biological warfare.

But now the virus comes here and two kids die, and we could have stopped it right then and there.

But we don't because we have to protect the perfect biological weapon.

But then the virus mutates, and we can't stop it now.

And we could've been.

While this is a very real concern in the modern age.

In 1972 the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological Biological and Toxin Weapons was signed by many of the world's superpowers, including the United States, the United Kingdom and, at the time, the Soviet Union.

As of 18 2182 countries ratified the treaty, which bans the quote, development, production and stockpiling of microbes of their poisonous products for hostile reasons.

Rob Lowe has a biological weapon, but vigilance is always essential across the world.

Their research is of the highest importance.

It's nature is number three robotic labs heir used by scientists, right in 2000 two's resident evil.

We can see several glimpses of laboratories with functioning robotic tools, although not much else in the film could be claimed is realistic.

And the very idea may seem like science fiction.

This part of the movie is quite riel.

In fact, even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States uses robotic machinery, and robots can even be guided to perform certain types of surgeries.

But we can certainly hope that they won't.

One day in the future becomes sentient and enslave us.

That would be bad.

Do you want to destroy humans?

Please say no.

Okay, I will destroy humans.

No, I did get back.

Number two.

Decontamination is a real process.

Right way start decontamination and immunisation procedures.

Now decontamination is definitely a real thing and a necessity.

And movies thankfully generally acknowledge this, though some haven't portrayed decontamination in quite the right way.

For example, in 1970 one's The Andromeda Strain, the process is both quite frightening and inaccurate.

There is no process of decontamination that involves burning the outer epithelial layer of the skin, which would, in essence be an excruciating full body sunburn.

You will notice a fine white ash on your body.

This is the outer epithelial layers of your skin that have been burned away.

Other films like 1980 two's E.

T.

The Extra Terrestrial feature individuals decontaminating before entering an infected area, when in reality those exiting an infected area would decontaminate themselves before re entering the safe area.

And a chemical shower is often the preferred method of decontamination rather than ambiguous looking fog, as is done in the film.

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Number one, the amount of time it takes to find a cure wrong.

If we even had a viable vaccine right now, we would still have to do human trials, and that would take weeks.

As we've seen, Contagion hit a lot of home runs in terms of factual accuracy.

Writer Scott Z.

Burns consulted medical specialists in creating the story while the producers were able to consult representatives from the World Health Organization.

In spite of the research, however, the sheer speed with which the film's protagonists develop a vaccine is too good to be true.

We may never know where this disease came from, but we do know that this vaccine is the result of the courage and perseverance of a remarkable few.

In real life, Creating safe and effective vaccines takes much time and effort.

The W H O estimates that it could take nearly a year to manufacture and distribute the necessary amount of the vaccine to stop the spread of the virus, which so far has taken over 26 million lives, were why in fact, according to the former acting director of the CDC, Dr Richard Besser, quote, the rapid creation of a vaccine and contagion can contribute to the false expectation of what science can do during a public health crisis Boomer.

The next citizens to receive the M eveyone vaccination or those born on the date January 11th.

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