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Epidemic v.s. Pandemic - Coggle Diagram
Epidemic v.s. Pandemic
What causes an Epidemic?
Introduction of a new disease
Lower resistance to a disease
Increased virulence of the disease
Natural disasters and wars
Infected food and water
How does disease spread?
Airborne transmission
Covid-19
Foods and water
Dysentery
Insects
Malaria
How do they end?
Seasonal
Fewer carriers
Fewer hosts
What is an Epidemic?
A large outbreak of disease that is only in one region
What is a Pandemic?
An epidemic that has spread globally or worldwide.
6 stages of a Pandemic
Found in humans
Small clusters
Found in animals not in humans
Community outbreaks
Spread to at least two countries
Full fledged pandemic