A historical narrative on pandemic Patterns of behavior and belief. (30th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan, Gazala; Parwez, Sazzad
• Is Part Of: Journal of global faultlines. Volume 9:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 21
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2022-03-30
• Subjects: pandemic -- COVID-19 pandemic -- historical narratives -- literature; World politics -- Periodicals; Geopolitics -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Periodicals; 327.101
• DOI: 10.13169/jglobfaul.9.1.0021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-2089

Abstract

Abstract : Given the fractured reality of pandemic, the people's history needs to be written and understood. This paper provides a historical narrative on pandemics based on a literature review and makes inferences from the past and present. This narrative also reflects the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the world and India. The narratives provide a novel perspective to understand public health practices in a global context. It suggests the need for a more synchronized health response in pandemics while highlighting the uncertainties and challenges of using historical diseases as comparisons for the COVID-19 pandemic. The emphasis is on learning from historical evidence and ascertaining how these retrospective diagnoses help make arguments about health and illness in our present moment.