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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Epidemic VS pandemic
What is the difference between 'epidemic' and 'pandemic'?
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Nothing really as generally used, and they often both appear in the same article (if not the same breath). However, epidemic carries the meaning of rapidly spreading while pandemic carries the meaning of widely spreading.
- Nothing really as generally used, and they often both appear in the same article (if not the same breath).
- However, epidemic carries the meaning of rapidly spreading while pandemic carries the meaning of widely spreading.
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Nothing really as generally used, and they often both appear in the same article (if not the same breath). However, epidemic carries the meaning of rapidly spreading while pandemic carries the meaning of widely spreading.
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