Difference between epidemic, pandemic , endemic and outbreak - English - Sentence Clause Phrase

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Difference between epidemic, pandemic , endemic and outbreak ?

Gayatri Dakua · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people
within a community, population, or region
A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that’s spread over multiple
countries or continents
ENDEMIC is something that belongs to a particular people or
country
AN OUTBREAK is a greater-than-anticipated increase in the
number of endemic cases It can also be a single case in a new area
If it’s not quickly controlled, an outbreak can become an
epidemic

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