NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?
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the symptoms of the disease
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the geographical area affected
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the species infected
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the season when the disease spreads
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -However, ‘outbreak’ is usually used when diseases happen in a more limited geographic area. If an outbreak of a diseases spreads quickly to more people than experts would expect and moves into a large geographic area, it is often then called an epidemic.
Detailed explanation-2: -A pandemic is a disease epidemic that has spread to a large group of people across a sprawling region, or across multiple nations or continents.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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