PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is an Epidemic? 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: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -common source outbreaks. propagated or progressive epidemics. mixed epidemics.