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An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called a pandemic.
An epidemic that becomes very widespread and affects a whole region is called a PANDEMIC
Epidemic typhus, which is sometimes called jail fever or louse-borne typhus
Epidemic. If it is world-wide, then it is called a pandemic.
Then it is called as epidemic.
An outbreak of an infectious disease is called an epidemic if a lot of people in one area become infected. But if the disease is very widespread, international and many people need treatment, it is called a pandemic.
The epidemic that killed canadians after the war, was called the spanish influenza (flu)
It is an epidemic.
An epidemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that has spread beyond the local community (that is called an outbreak) but has not gone world wide (that is called a pandemic). An epidemic is regional and indicates that the infection is spreading in a wider region than an outbreak but not as far as a pandemic spreads.
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An outbreak of disease is commonly referred to as an epidemic.
Ebola would be an epidemic. The difference between a pandemic and an epidemic is the population size and locality of infection. An epidemic is a greater than normal amount of infection in a particular area or when infection occurs in an area that isn't normally associated with a certain disease. A pandemic is when the epidemic reaches to world wide proportions.