MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Epidemic
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Pandemic
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Epidermis
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Infrastructure
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Detailed explanation-1: -Contagious disease. A disease that can spread from person to person through direct or indirect transmission. Also known as communicable disease. Coronavirus is a highly contagious disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though an endemic is a constant presence in a community, it differs from a pandemic because the virus is somewhat contained and not spreading out of control and not stressing the health care infrastructure, therefore we can more easily prevent and treat it.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. Viral respiratory diseases, such as those caused by a new influenza virus or the coronavirus COVID-19, are the most likely to turn into a pandemic. A pandemic is not the same as an epidemic.
Detailed explanation-4: -All information on the COVID-19 outbreak.