History of Pandemic and Its Psychological Impact
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https://doi.org/10.64429/Keywords:
Pandemic, Plague, COVID-19, Black Death, IndiaAbstract
Pandemics are fundamentally disruptive events that reshape human history. While their physical and economic tolls are easily quantified through mortality rates and financial losses, their psychological footprints are often deeper and longer-lasting. This paper examines the historical trajectory of major pandemics from the Plague of Athens to COVID-19 analyzing the recurrent psychological phenomena that accompany widespread contagion. It argues that while medical technology has advanced exponentially, the human psychological response to pandemic threats remains remarkably consistent, characterized by existential dread, social fragmentation, escape and chronic collective trauma.
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