Pandemic Response | Wiley College

Stage Definitions

Stage Level	Definition	Example Situation
Stage 1	WHO, CDC, State or local health department warnings of impending threat	Highly contagious and or severe in the U.S. that seem likely to spread to the western part of south-central United States
Stage 2	Pandemic with severe health outcomes present in Texas	Press and/or Public Health report of widespread outbreaks in Texas
Stage 3	Pandemic cases rising locally	Rising number of local cases reported
Stage 4	A declaration by the President of Wiley College that a Pandemic Emergency exist for the college	Threat or existence of a rising number of cases among college employees or students. Absenteeism rates which inhibit the conduct of normal college business