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What is the differences between an outbreak, epidemic, and pandemic?

  • Epidemic refers to an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area.
  • Outbreak carries the same definition of epidemic, but is often used for a more limited geographic area.
  • Pandemic refers to an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
Source:cdc.gov...

How pandemics spread

Dig into the history of pandemics to learn how viruses and disease spreads and what we can do to stop future outbreaks.In our increasingly globalized world, a single infected person can board a plane and spread a virus across continents. Mark Honigsbaum describes the history of pandemics and how that knowledge can help halt future outbreaks.

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