The document discusses the global credit crisis of 2008, which it refers to as a "global disease". It outlines some of the key symptoms, including stock market losses of $8 trillion and over 80 companies declaring bankruptcy in 2008. It questions what caused this "pandemic" and discusses the $700 billion bailout package provided by the US government to stabilize the financial system. However, it also notes the negative human impacts, such as over 159,000 job losses in September 2008 and rising unemployment, poverty, and home foreclosures. It asks who will help the people suffering from this crisis.