What is a Pandemic?

A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease, usually a virus.  A pandemic happens when a new virus spreads around the world, and most people do not have immunity, that is, their bodies cannot fight it. Viruses that have caused pandemics have normally come from animal influenza viruses.  It’s just the Flu, isn’t…… Continue reading What is a Pandemic?

The ‘Let’s Eat’ 2018 Calendar is Here!

The words malnutrition and undernutrition are what happens to people if they don’t have enough food.  The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that about 795 million people of the 7.3 billion people in the world (one out of every nine) were hungry in 2014-2016. Almost all the hungry people live in developing countries.   …… Continue reading The ‘Let’s Eat’ 2018 Calendar is Here!