How are the meanings diffrent?
2006-11-28 09:52:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
There's a slight difference between the two words. "Pandemic" means an outbreak (usually a disease) that spreads across the entire planet. An "epidemic" is an outbreak or occurrence that spreads more quickly than what's expected. It doesn't necessarily have to affect the entire globe. Both are usually pretty bad in any case.
2006-11-28 09:56:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epidemic is something that is spread in an area that is contained or limited by geography or a community or a state and is usually treatable if not a vaccine for prevention like the flu shots we get each yr. A pandemic is worldwide and is of a great proportion. More people are sick and die without a way to stop it, no vaccine to prevent it no cure if you get it. It can kill millions of people and not be controlled by medicine or borders.
2006-11-28 18:00:53 · answer #2 · answered by MISS-MARY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pandemic is an epidemic( or the outbreak and spreading of disease) throughout the world or over a very large area
So.....a pandemic is a very large epidemic to simplify it more.
2006-11-28 17:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by curious cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pandemic is occurring over a wide geographic area and epidemic is occurring over a wide population or community.
2006-11-28 17:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by atxtallchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pandemic-Widespread; general.
epidemic-Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time: an epidemic outbreak of influenza.
2006-11-28 17:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by seven242003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pandemic is world wide. epidemic is localized in scope...
2006-11-28 17:54:11 · answer #6 · answered by Guadalupe Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pan comes from the word Panic.
2006-11-28 17:54:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋