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What's the difference between endemic and pandemic? where does epidemic fit in, and why is the flu endemic but the novel coronavirus a pandemic?
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Endemic/pandemic: Endemic is a disease or condition that is found in a particular area or people. Pandemic is a disease or condition that is prevalent over a whole country or in several continents.
Answered 5/25/2020
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Covid pandemic: Endemic means that a particular disease/ infection/ condition regularly occurs in a particular area. A pandemic is when there is a serious outbreak that has spread to a number of countries or continents.
Answered 5/25/2020
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