MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Epidemic refers to an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. Outbreak carries the same definition of epidemic, but is often used for a more limited geographic area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epidemic, the occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time, tends to refer to more widespread occurrence than outbreak.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.