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Epidemic vs. Pandemic - Coggle Diagram
Epidemic vs. Pandemic
How does disease spread
Insects
Malaria
Airborne transmission
Influenza
Food and water
Cholera
How do epidemics end
Seasonal
Fewer carriers
Fewer hosts
Herd immunity
Epidemic
When a large number of people in one region become infected with a disease
Causes of an Epidemic
Increased virulence of the disease
Introduction of a new disease
Infected food and water.
Lower resistance to a disease
Natural disasters and wars
What is a Pandemic
Epidemic turns into a global or worldwide spread.
Found in animals but not humans
Found in humans
Small clusters of disease
Passed from human to human
Spreading to other countries
Full Pandemic