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Yes: epidemic = a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time pandemic = outbreak of an infectious disease over a whole country or a large part of the world or throughout the world.
- Yes: epidemic = a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time pandemic = outbreak of an infectious disease over a whole country or a large part of the world or throughout the world.
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Yes:
epidemic = a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
pandemic = outbreak of an infectious disease over a whole country or a large part of the world or throughout the world.
epidemic = a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
pandemic = outbreak of an infectious disease over a whole country or a large part of the world or throughout the world.
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does that mean
pandemic = long term, larger area
epidemic = short term, smaller area
and do they only apply to diseases only?
pandemic = long term, larger area
epidemic = short term, smaller area
and do they only apply to diseases only?
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Hi,
Maybe this helps:
"Epidemic' is the word that we use when we're talking about a large number of people or animals in a certain place that are affected by disease or illness. 'Pandemic' is the word we use when almost all the people and animals in a certain place are affected by a disease or illness. And that's the short answer.
But that little 'pan-' prefix is so
Maybe this helps:
"Epidemic' is the word that we use when we're talking about a large number of people or animals in a certain place that are affected by disease or illness. 'Pandemic' is the word we use when almost all the people and animals in a certain place are affected by a disease or illness. And that's the short answer.
But that little 'pan-' prefix is so
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ok, and you can only describe diseases with them?
oh and thanks for the little prefix tip, I didn't know that.
oh and thanks for the little prefix tip, I didn't know that.
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That's certainly the most familiar use. It could possibly be used metaphorically. What use did you have in mind?
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Nothing at the moment. I've been following with Peterson's Word of the Day, and saw the word 'pandemic', so I wondered the difference between it and 'epidemic'.
Can I use it in 'A pandemic flow of immigrants came to Canada.' maybe?
^ (just thought of that)
Can I use it in 'A pandemic flow of immigrants came to Canada.' maybe?
^ (just thought of that)
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