MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Recap. Whereas an outbreak usually refers to a disease that has broken out in a limited region, a pandemic is one that affects large numbers of people-typically across the world. An epidemic falls between the two; it is an outbreak that is actively spreading and may have potential to become a pandemic.

Detailed explanation-2: -An epidemic occurring over a wide geographical area (e.g., worldwide) is called a pandemic.

Detailed explanation-3: -A pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries, and usually affecting a large number of people” (Porta 2014). Pandemics are, therefore, identified by their geographic scale rather than the severity of illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. It differs from an outbreak or epidemic because it: affects a wider geographical area, often worldwide. infects a greater number of people than an epidemic.