What Is Difference Between an Epidemic and a Pandemic

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

• A) An epidemic is an actual disease, whereas a pandemic is a worldwide human response to treating that disease.
• B) An epidemic is a disease with a fairly low mortality rate, whereas a pandemic has a much higher mortality rate.
• C) An epidemic is a disease that is restricted to a small area and does not appear to be spreading or becoming more common, whereas a pandemic is a disease that is spreading wider throughout a population.
• D) An epidemic is a disease in a local region that is widening, whereas a pandemic is a disease that is widening to an international scale.

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