2006-09-06 07:58:31 · 9 answers · asked by James R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Scope. An epidemic is restricted to a given area, where a pandemic includes the whole planet or at least a large part of it.
2006-09-06 08:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by icetender 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An epidemic refers to the spread of disease in a certain region or area whereas a pandemic refers to world outbreak.
2006-09-06 14:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by snow_anh07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pandemic is an epidemic of global proportions.
2006-09-06 12:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
epidemic means affecting several people (in the same area). Pandemic means throuhout an entire country, or worldwide.
2006-09-06 08:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Ginny D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Epidemic is a large outbreak of a disease.
A Pandemic is on a larger scale, worldwide outbreak of one disease.
2006-09-06 08:05:50 · answer #5 · answered by Kathryn A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pandemic comes from Greek Î ÎÎÎÎÎÎÎ Pan means total
Epidemic comes from ÎÎ ÎÎÎÎÎÎ meaning that the disease exists
2006-09-06 09:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by qwine2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
size or extent, e.g. if a break-out of measles occurs across the city, that would be an epidemic, if it happened across the country, that would be a pandemic.
2006-09-06 08:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pandemic covers a larger area then epidemic
a us state:epidemic
american continent:pandemic
2006-09-06 10:38:46 · answer #8 · answered by hara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.dictionary.com
2006-09-06 08:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by Smitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋