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An epidemic is the widespread occurrence of a disease within a specific community, population, or region. A pandemic, on the other hand, is a global outbreak of a disease that spreads across multiple countries and continents. The key difference is the scale and geographic spread of the outbreak.
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What if An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called?
If an epidemic becomes widespread, it becomes a pandemic.
Which concept refers to the biological distinction between males and females?
The concept that refers to the biological distinction between males and females is called "sex." This is determined by chromosomal, hormonal, and anatomical differences.
How many diseases are classed as pandemics?
First, it's important to understand the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic. An epidemic is a diseases where infection rates are significantly higher than what would normally be expected from that disease in that population. A pandemic is a epidemic that has been spread across a large region, usually multiple continents. Some examples are HIV/AIDS, influenza, smallpox and malaria. To be classified as a true pandemic, the disease must not only kill many people, and be spread over a large area, it must also be infectious. Cancer is a good example of this: even though it kills lots of people, and is very widespread, it is not pandemic, because most are not contagious. Lots of things can contribute to something becoming a pandemic. Diseases that are resistance to antibiotics or antivirals are considered risks of growing into pandemics. Highly contagious diseases, which have multiple ways of infecting someone would be more likely candidates, as are diseases which can move between species. An example is the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, which is thought to have killed up to a third of the population across Europe in the 14th Century. It was a very large pandemic, which was carried by fleas. The fleas would become infected, and bite humans, who would then get the disease. These infected fleas would hitch rides with rats, which lived close around humans or would climb on to ships bound for far away places. The rats would then leave the ship, the fleas would jump off and infect people in this new place, and the disease spread. The people were also contagious, so it spread between people, as well as being carried by the fleas.
What is an outbreak of disease called 9 letters?
pandemics maybe... Howmayihelpyou123 says: Pandemics is in one country, its called an epidemic when it travels between countries in water, air, ect.
What is the key distinction between homology and homoplasy when they both result in similar traits?
The key distinction between homology and homoplasy is that homology is when similar traits are inherited from a common ancestor, while homoplasy is when similar traits evolve independently in different species.
Is cancer pandemic or epidemic?
epidemic
Is Lyme Disease endemic epidemic or pandemic?
PANDEMIC
Is leprosy a epidemic or pandemic?
leprosy is a pandemic disease
What if An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called?
If an epidemic becomes widespread, it becomes a pandemic.
Is MRSA a pandemic?
No it is Epidemic
What is a worldwide epidemic?
Pandemic
Is Ebola a pandemic or a epidemic?
Ebola would be an epidemic. The difference between a pandemic and an epidemic is the population size and locality of infection. An epidemic is a greater than normal amount of infection in a particular area or when infection occurs in an area that isn't normally associated with a certain disease. A pandemic is when the epidemic reaches to world wide proportions.
What term is used to describe a wide spread outbreak of disease?
Epidemic. If it is world-wide, then it is called a pandemic.
Is rotavirus pandemic?
no, it is an epidemic only.
The word epidemic in a sentence?
Preventing an epidemic from going pandemic is crucial to order in the city.
What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?
An epidemic is when new cases of a given disease spread throughout a given population at a rate that is greater than would normally be expected. The disease in question doesn't have to be contagious to fit the definition of epidemic. As far as a pandemic goes, you might say it is an epidemic on steroids. By that I mean, that when an epidemic spreads over a large area--over a continent, several continents, or even global--it becomes a pandemic. If the number of people who are becoming sick with the epidemic disease is stable (meaning the disease is spreading over a great distance, but the number of people who are sick at any given time is remaining relatively the same), then it is not a pandemic. Finally, for a disease to meet pandemic criteria, it must be infectious.
What is an example of a pandemic?
A pandemic is a widespread epidemic - which hits a wide geographical area and affects a large amount of the population.
