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The terms used are epidemic or pandemic if the disease suddenly appears and spreads throughout the population (example plague or influenza). However some diseases (dental caries, Arthritis, malaria, etc.) are wide spread and always present in many people. These are called endemic diseases.

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Any disease that becomes widespread over a large population about the same time is considered an epidemic.

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