MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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pandemic
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endemic
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epidemic
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outbreak
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does Endemic mean? A disease outbreak is endemic when it is consistently present but limited to a particular region. This makes the disease spread and rates predictable. Malaria, for example, is considered endemic in certain countries and regions.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, the flu is a common endemic virus for which there are treatment options and a yearly vaccine.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -(en-DEH-mik) In medicine, describes a disease that is constantly present in a certain geographic area or in a certain group of people.