NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)(link is external and opens in a new window) describes an epidemic as an unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area. Yellow fever, smallpox, measles, and polio are prime examples of epidemics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Similar to an outbreak, an epidemic is defined by being contained in a small population, but the number of cases is larger than normally expected. Other examples of epidemics in our modern world include yellow fever, smallpox, and West Nile.

Detailed explanation-3: -An epidemic is a sudden disease outbreak that affects a large number of people in a particular region, community, or population.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Endemic: A characteristic of a particular population, environment, or region. Examples of endemic diseases include chicken pox that occurs at a predictable rate among young school children in the United States and malaria in some areas of Africa.