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Health Crisis is an adverse situation when humans face health issues in one or more geographical areas, mainly due to natural calamities or hazards. It can be an epidemic or pandemic in nature. It generally has a mass effect, i.e., a large number of individuals gets affected and can spread against all borders.
Health crises can be severe to the level of loss of life. It destroys the economy of the nation, and if it’s worldwide, it can sabotage the global economy too. These health crises could be due to some virus disease or industrial mishap. Its seriousness can only be measured on the scale of loss of life, economy, and development.