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What's the difference between a pandemic and an endemic?
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Definitions: A pandemic is an outbreak of a serious disease that is widespread - covering multiple countries or continents. An epidemic is an unanticipated infectious disease spreading rapidly to a number of people.
Answered 5/17/2020
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