SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is an outbreak or spreading of a disease worldwide?
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Pandemic
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Epidemic
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Bubonic Plague
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Disease spreading
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. Viral respiratory diseases, such as those caused by a new influenza virus or the coronavirus COVID-19, are the most likely to turn into a pandemic. A pandemic is not the same as an epidemic.
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